A.K. Shrivastava, J.

1. The appellant has knocked the door of this Court by preferring an appeal under section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 assailing judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 25-1-2002 passed by Special Judge (N.D.P.S.), Bhopal in Special Case No. 17 of 2001 convicting appellant under section 8 read with section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'Act') and sentencing him to suffer rigorous imprisonment of ten years and fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- .

2. Facts shorn of unnecessary details lie in narrow compass. On 18-2-2001 an informant gave information at Police Station Hanumanganj that three persons are standing nearby betel shop of one Soni which is located behind Bus Stand. According to the informant these persons came from Rajasthan and are carrying Brown Sugar. This information was reduced in writing in Roznamcha and requisite information as per the law was sent to C.S.P. Thereafter Station Officer Incharge proceeded to the spot and found that three persons were standing nearby betel shop and on being asked their names by Station Officer Incharge they named themselves to be Hajarilal, Babulal an