T B ANTHONI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

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(2.) THE abovenamed appellant-accused was tried in Special Case No. 29 of 1998 and the Special Additional Session Judge, Siddharth Nagar by judgment and order dated 14.8.2001 held him guilty under Section 20B (ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and punished him with 10 years rigorous imprisonment plus fine Rs. 1,00,000. In default further six months rigorous imprisonment.

(3.) P.W. 1, T. H. Ansari thereafter filed a complaint under the provisions of Sections 20B (II) and 23 N.D.P.S. Act against the accused-appellant and two other persons Chandrika Prasad Patwa and Hardeep Singh alias Lukki Singh out of whom, according to the accused-appellant one was the sender of the Charas and the other was the person to whom the Charas was to be delivered. These two other named Chandrika Prasad Patwa and Hardeep Singh did not face trial because they could not be apprehended in the Court of Special Judge, Siddharth Nagar.