Jitendra Chauhan, J.

1. Convict Satpal @ Pala has filed this criminal appeal assailing his judgment of conviction dated 20.02.2010 and order of sentence dated 22.02.2010, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, thereby convicting the appellant under Section 15 r/w Section 31 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, the 'Act') and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years and to pay a fine of `1,50,000/-and in default of payment thereof, to undergo further simple imprisonment for six months. The brief facts as set out in para No. 2 of the judgment of trial Court, is reproduced as under:--

"On 08.06.2006, a police party, including PW5 Gurmail Singh Head constable and PW6 Ramesh Chander EHC, headed by Ishwar Singh SI from P.S. Ellenabad, boarded on a government vehicle No. HR- 24-G/5600, for patrolling and carrying out the government orders, was present at village Budhi Mairi. In the meantime, a person, on a scooter without registration number, having a gunny bag tied upon its pillion, was noticed going towards Budhi Mairi Circle (chowk) from the village Abadi of the said village on the metalled road. On the basis of suspicion,

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