( 1 ) BY knocking the door of this Court under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the accused /appellant has assailed the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the special Judge, Bhopal in Special Case No. 14/2002, convicting him under Sections 8 (c)/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity "the act") and sentencing to suffer rigorous imprisonment of ten years and fine of rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One lakh), in default of payment of fine he has been further directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment of two years.

( 2 ) IN brief, the case of prosecution is that informant, on 30-12-2001 gave information to Salim Khan, Station Officer In-charge of hanumanganj that two persons are staying in Room No. 3 of Hotel Banjara and they are having contraband article "brown Sugar" for sale. After recording the said information in roznamcha the Station Officer In-charge sent constable Narayan to call two witnesses, thereafter, the arrival of witnesses namely mushtak and Kabir and also after doing the needful, the Station Officer In-charge with his force and witnesses, arrived at the said hotel.

( 3 ) ON knocking the door of Room No

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