Mr. Hemant Gupta, J.:- This order shall dispose of aforementioned three appeals i.e. CRA No.569-DB of 2009; CRA No.318-DB of 2009 & CRA No.251-DB of 2009 preferred by Naveed Masih s/o Sharief Masih; Ajit Singh s/o Tara Singh and Arsal Singh s/o Bhag Singh respectively, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 17.02.2009 passed by the Special Court, Amritsar, whereby appellant Naveed Masih was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 21 & 23 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 15 years and to pay a fine of Rs.1 lac each on both counts, whereas appellants Ajit Singh and Arsal Singh were convicted for an offence punishable under Section 29 of the Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 15 years and to pay a fine of Rs.1 lac each. In the event of default of payment of fine, the defaulter shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year.

2. The Narcotics Control Bureau (hereinafter referred to as ‘NCB’) filed a complaint in the Court of Special Judge, Amritsar against the pres