JUDGMENT

Sanjay Vashisth, J. - Appellant - Daljit Singh @ Jit, then aged 44 years, has filed present appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 22.03.2004, passed by the Ld. Judge, Special Court, Patiala, in Sessions Case No. 97T of 24.04.2000/08.12.2003, arising out of FIR No.28, dated 29.01.2002, under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity, 'NDPS Act'), registered at Police Station Samana. Accused-appellant was held guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section 15 of NDPS Act, and was ordered to undergo sentence(s), as detailed in the following table:

The period of sentence already undergone by the accused- appellant was ordered to be set off, according to the provisions of Section 428 Cr.P.C.

2. Prosecution version as detailed in the impugned judgment is that 'on 29.01.2022, police party headed by SI Hans Raj, was present at Bhawanigarh Chowk, Samana, in connection with the Naka Bandi and patrolling duty. There, he received secret information that accused is in habit of Chura Poppy h