IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 09.07.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

Crl.A.No.640 of 2014

Chukwuemeka Damasus Chinedu @ Damas

... Appellant

vs.

State represented by

The Intelligence Officer,

Narcotics Control Bureau,

Chennai Zonal Unit, Chennai.

(NCB F.No.48/1/3/2012/NCB/MDS)

... Respondent

The Criminal Appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of

Cr.P.C, praying to set aside the conviction of the appellant in

C.C.No.25 of 2012 dated 05.11.2014 by the learned Principal

Special Judge, Special Court under EC & NDPS Act, Chennai, by

allowing this appeal.

For Appellant

: Mr.M.Nallathambi,

Legal Aid Counsel

For Respondent : Mr.N.P.Kumar,

Special Public Prosecutor

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JUDGMENT

This criminal appeal has been filed against the judgment of

conviction dated 05.11.2014 made in C.C.No.25 of 2012 by the

learned Principal Special Judge, Special Court under EC & NDPS

Act, Chennai.

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Case of the prosecution is that while P.W.1/the

Intelligence Officer, was on duty, on 11.02.2012, had received a

secret information, about the illicit sale of Narcotic Drug

cocaine by the appellant/accused and he was staying in Sukavi