All the three appeals are directed against the judgment and order dated 08.11.2012 passed by Special Sessions Judge, Champawat in Special Sessions Trial No. 13 of 2011 and Special Sessions Trial No. 14 of 2011 whereby both the appellants were found guilty for the offence punishable under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act and both were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs. 2,00,000/- each and in default of making payment of fine, to undergo additional imprisonment of 2 years.

2. Appellant Wajeer Singh Malik has filed one appeal through Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate and another through Jail Authorities. Since all the appeals are interconnected and are against the same and common judgment, therefore, all the appeals are being taken up together and are being disposed of by this common judgment with the consent of learned counsel for both the parties.

3. Brief facts of the present case, inter alia, are that PW1 U.R. Arya along with PW2 Sub Inspector Prakash Ram Vishwakarma, Sub Inspector Khushal Singh, Head Constable Pramod Singh, Constable Deepak Kapri left the police station in Government Vehicle bearing No. UA 03 4747 being driven by Driver In