A.K. Awasthy, J.

Appellants/accused have filed these appeals u/s 374, Criminal Procedure Code, against the judgment and order dated 8-10-1998, In Special Case No. 64/97, passed by the learned Special Judge NDPS Act Mandsaur, Shri Jagdish Prasad Parashar.

Appellant Hardeosingh has filed Appeal No. 1289/98 and appellant Balveersingh has filed appeal No. 1299/98 of their conviction and sentence for the offence punishable u/s 8/15 and 8/18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short 'NDPS Act') for 10-10 years' R.I. and a fine of Rs. 1 lac each and in default of payment of fine further R.I. for 2-2 years.

Appellant/accused Azam Khan and Abbas Khan have filed appeal No. 1287/98 against their conviction and sentence for the offence punishable under sections 8/29 and 8/18 of the NDPS Act for 10-10 years' RI and a fine of Rs. 1 lac each and in default of payment of fine further R.I.. for 2-2 years.

Appeal No. 1295/98 is filed by appellant Siso against the order in the impugned judgment of the confiscation of the truck u/s 60(3) of the NDPS Act.

Prosecution case is that on 1-5-1997 at about 9.45 AM when the officers of the CBN (Prevention of Smuggling in Narcotics De