1.Appellant Raj Mohammad alias Raju (hereinafter referred to as the 'accused') has filed this appeal from Model Central Jail, Nahan against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence under S.15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, (for short NDPS Act) recorded by the Sessions Judge, Una on August 31, 1999 in Sessions Case No. 20/98 / Sessions Trial No. 28/98.

2. The prosecution case was that on 29-8-1998 SI Sarup Chand (P.W.11) was on routine patrolling along with SI Ajay Rana, Constable No. 297 Baldev Raj (P.W.6) and Constable No. 239 Subhash Chand (P.W.10) in vehicle No. HP - 20-6060 when the patrolling party was present at a short distance away from the Polian barrier, constable Pawan Kumar (P.W.3) disclosed S.I. P.W.11 that he received a secret information at about 9 p.m. about the involvement of the accused a resident of Jaijon, Police Station, Mehalpur, District Hoshiarpur (Punjab) that the accused was doing the business of sale and purchase of poppy husk and if he was searched, poppy husk could be recovered from his possession. On the said information, report Ex.PF was prepared and sent to Superintendent of Police, Una through PW 6, P.W.11 formed