INDERJIT SINGH, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.11.2015 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Patiala, whereby the appellant was held guilty and convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one and half years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months under Section 21 of the NDPS Act.

2. The brief facts of the prosecution case as noted down in the judgment passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Patiala are as under:-

"2. In brief the facts of the case are that on 2.8.2012 ASI Gurmail Singh along with HC Madan Gopal, HC Iqbal Singh, HC Suraj Parkash and PHG Kuldeep Singh on Government vehicle bearing registration no. PB-11AG-8911 driven by Harmesh Kumar in connection with patrolling and checking of bad elements were present at YPS Chowk, Patiala. ASI Gurmail Singh received secret information that Tarsem Singh son of Jasbir Singh resident of Dakala was indulging in the sale of smack. Today he was coming on motorcycle bearing registration no. PB-23-D-1862. He was