Inderjit Singh, J.

This criminal appeal has been filed by Jaspal Singh alias Pala -appellant challenging the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 8.4.2016 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, whereby the accused/appellant has been held guilty and convicted for the offence under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the NDPS Act'). He has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one month for the offence under Section 22 of the Act.

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case as mentioned in the judgment dated 8.4.2016 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar are as under:-

"In nutshell, facts as put forth by the prosecution in its case against the accused are that on 31.5.2014 I.O. SI Bikramjit Singh alongwith other police personnel were present at turning point Village Sarangara on private car Bearing No.PB02 BT 8507 in connection with patrolling and crime checking during which a person was seen coming from the side of Village Sara