IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM TH TUESDAY, THE 26 DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 4TH ASWINA, 1945 CRL.A NO. 2962 OF 2008 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.12.2008 IN SC 1074/2005 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE-I,PALAKKAD APPELLANT/ACCUSED:

A.FAROOK, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.ASSANAR, WARD NO.31, BHARATH NAGAR, NURANI, PALAKKAD DIST.

BY ADV SRI.NIREESH MATHEW RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT:

STATE OF KERALA INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PALAKKAD TOWN SOUTH POLICE, STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC, PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM.

BY ADV PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RENJIT GEORGE THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

26.09.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

VIJU ABRAHAM,J -------------------

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Dated this the 26^th day of September, 2023

JUDGMENT

The appellant is the accused in SC No.1074 of

2005 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge- I, Palakkad alleging commission of offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act .

2. The prosecution case is that on 11.01.2005 at about 5 pm., the accused was found in possession of 1.055 kgs of ganja at a lane leading to Narik