NARAYAN Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is an appeal by the accused appellant against the judgment dated 10-7-2000 and order of sentence dated 13-7-2000 passed by the learned Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Jodhpur in Sessions Case No. 38/98 by which he convicted the accused appellant for the offence under S. 8/18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as 'the NDPS Act') and sentenced him to undergo ten years' Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs. one lac, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo RI for two and half years.

(2.) The facts giving rise to this appeal, in short, are as follows :-

(3.) In this appeal, the learned counsel for the accused appellant has made the following submissions :-