(1.) The appellant has challenged the judgment dated 1-9-98 passed by Shri U.S. Mishra, Sessions Judge, Sambalpur is Sessions Trial No. 112 of 1997, convicting him under Section 20 (b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafer refered to as 'the Act') and sentencing him to undergo rigerous imprisonment for five years and to pay a fine of Rs. 50,000/-, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a further period of one year.
(2.) Briefly stated, the prosecution case runs as follows :
(3.) The defence plea is one of denial and false implication.