1. This purports to be a petition under S.482 and S.439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - herein after referred to as 'the Code'.

2. Petitioner was arraigned along with another person for offences punishable under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the Act). Petitioner was the first accused and the other person was accused No. 2. Shortly stated, the case against them was that on 11-2-1992 at about 1.45 p.m. petitioner and accused No. 2 were going by a scooter, with accused No. 2 being on the driver's seat and petitioner on the pillion seat. They were stopped by the officers of the Ist respondent and searched. At the foot of the driver were two plastic bags which contained a sum of Rs. 5,99,900/- in currency notes. A search of the person of the petitioner was taken and therein was found a match box containing three Mandrex Tablets and a sticker h