BHANWARLAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal has been filed by the accused appellant from jail against the judgment and order dated 7. 12. 1999 passed by the learned Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Bhilwara in Sessions Case No. 25/98 by which he convicted the accused appellant for the offence under Sec. 8/15 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 fine of Rs. one lac, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo six months RI.

(2.) SINCE nobody was representing the accused appellant as this appeal has been preferred from jail, therefore, this Court vide order dated 28. 3. 2001 appointed Shri Vinod Sharma, Advocate as Amicus Curiae to argue the case behalf of the accused appellant and thus, he has argued the same.

(3.) TO appreciate the above contentions, the evidence of this case has to be seen.