ORDER :

(Pankaj Purohit, J.) :

The appellant-Mohammand Khurshid, S/o Sri Saffudin is in judicial custody on his conviction under Section 8(c) r/w 21(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) vide judgment and order dated 30.08.2022, passed by Special Judge, NDPS, Dehradun in Special Sessions Trial No.192 of 2020, whereby the appellant was sentenced to undergo 15 years’ R.I. with a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- with default stipulation of six months’ R.I.

2. As per the case of the prosecution, on information, received by the police party on 04.09.2019, S.I.-Sri Navneet Bhandari along with other police personnel intercepted a bus of Himachal Roadways bearing Registration No.HP06A 5221 at Nanda ki Chowki Bridge in Dehradun and one person sitting on the back side of the bus wearing a yellow shirt was interrogated, who tried to run from the place, but he was checked by the police party. On asking, he disclosed his name as Khurshid, S/o Saffuddin, R/o Village Raiya Nagla, P.S. MirGanj, District Bareilly, aged about 40 years and told the police that he was going to Ponta Sahib to deliver the contraband; he was informed by S.I.-Navneet Bhanda