IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 229 OF 2012 (A)

BETWEEN:

SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE BANGALORE.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MADHU N RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

MWINSHEHE SHABANI SELEMANI S/O SALEMANI MWINSHEHE TANZANIA NATIONAL HOLDER OF PASSPORT NO.AB - 226171, NO. 215, Digitally MAFURIKU STREET, ILALA, signed by SUMA B N BUNGUNIDAR-E-SALAM, Location:

TANZANIA. HIGH COURT OF …RESPONDENT KARNATAKA (RESPONDENT -SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRL.A. FILED U/S.378(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 26.08.2011 PASSED BY THE XXXIII ACC & SJ & SPL. JUDGE (NDPS), BANGALORE IN SPL.C.C.NO.1/2009-ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8(c) R/W SEC. 29, 21(c), 23(c) AND

28 OF NDPS ACT.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

ORAL JUDGMENT

This appeal is by the State aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 26.08.2011 passed in Spl.C.C.No.1/2009 on the file of XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge & Spl. Judge (NDPS), Bengaluru, CCH-33,