J U D G M E N T

The appellants are husband and wife, on 09.05.2012, based on specific information received by Mr.R.Saravanaraj, Intelligence Officer, NCB, Chennai, they were intercepted at Koyambedu bus terminus, Chennai at around 21.30 hours when they were about to board the bus to Madurai. Three packets suspected to be heroin concealed in back colour rexine bag under the personal belongings was recovered from A1. One packet suspected to heroin was recovered from the hand bag carried by A2. In the presence of witnesses, two samples from each packet was drawn.

From the field test, the powder answered presence of diacetyl morphine (heroin).

2. After removing the packing material, three packets of heroin powder found in possession of A1 was weighed and it was 0.994 kg, 0.820 kg, and 0.994kg respectively. The packet recovered from A2 weighed at 0.498 grams. In their confession statement, the accused revealed that the contraband was handed over to A1 by the agent of one Bagirath of Rajasthan on the instructions of Munavar @ Noorudeen Kamal, a resident of Srilanka. As per his instruction, the contraband supposed to be delivered to one Farooq Nana, Madurai and he, in turn will clandestinel