Judgment

Mr. Karamjit Singh, J.

Present appeal has been filed by the appellant-accused against the judgment and order dated 13.7.2005 whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of Rs.1 lakh and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year under Section 15 of NDPS Act in criminal case having FIR No.120 dated 4.11.2003 under Section 15 of NDPS Act, Police Station Goindwal Sahib by the Court of Judge, Special Court, Amritsar.

2. Brief facts of the case of the prosecution are that on 4.11.2003, the police party headed by PW4-ASI Jatinderjit Singh was on patrolling duty and the said police official received a secret information that the appellant was indulging in sale and purchase of poppy husk in the area of his village Khawaspur and if raid is conducted at the house of the appellant, he could be apprehended along with large quantity of poppy husk. Independent witness Inderjit Singh son of Tarlok Singh was associated in the police party and then they raided the house of the appellant. At that time, the appellant was found sitting on two gunny bags in the Courtyard of his hou