1. Mr. Akashdeep Singh, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of the appellant and has filed his vakalatnama which is taken on record. Custody certificate of the appellant has been filed in Court today. The same is taken on record.

2. The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 10.1.2002 passed by Sh. R.K. Kashyap, the then learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtak, vide which the appellant has been held guilty and convicted for the offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter called the "NDPS Act").

3. As per the prosecution allegations, on 23.2.1998, PW-5 SI Randhir Singh along with other police employees were present at Bus Stand Madina, Distt. Rohtak in connection with general patrol duty. He received a secret information that the appellant indulges in illegal trade of charas/smack and is selling the charas at his house and if a raid is conducted, he can be caught red handed. The Investigating Officer formed a raiding party and reached at the house of the accused where he was found present. He served the notice under Section 50 of the NDPS Act upon the accused seeking his opti