JUDGMENT

Arvind Singh Sangwan, J —Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 08.08.2016 passed by the Special Judge, Sangrur vide which the appellant was convicted under Section 22(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (in short 'NDPS Act') for keeping in possession 1.22 gms of Alprazolam salt contained in 10 tables as well as under Section 22(b) of the NDPS Act for keeping 100 mls of Codeine salt contained in one vial of Rexcof syrup. The appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 01 year and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- under Section 22(a) of the NDPS Act and in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 03 months and further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 04 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default thereof to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 06 months under Section 22(b) of the NDPS Act. It was further ordered that both the sentences will run concurrently.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 16.08.2014, SI Amarjit Kaur along with other police officials were present in the area of her Po