ASHOK Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE Criminal Appeal arises out of the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant/A.1 in C.C.No.250 of 1996, dated 20.12.2002, on the file of the Special Court under NDPS Act, Chennai. The appellant/A.1 was convicted for the offence under Section 8(c) read with Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act and sentenced to undergo two years' rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/ -, in default, to undergo six months rigorous imprisonment.

(2.) THE case of the prosecution is as follows:

(3.) THE trial Court, after examining P.Ws.1 to 5, Exs.P -1 to P -11 and M.Os.1 to 4, came to the conclusion that both the accused are guilty under Section 8(c) read with Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act and sentenced them to undergo two years' rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.5,000/ -, in default, to undergo six months' rigorous imprisonment. Against that, A -1 has come forward with this Criminal Appeal.