(1.) This Criminal Appeal has been filed by the appellant/accused aggrieved by the judgment passed by the learned Special Judge for trial of Cases under N.D.P.S. Act-cum-I Additional Sessions Judge, Adilabad (for short, the 'trial Court'), dtd. 17/1/2023, in N.D.S.C.No.1 of 2012, where under, the appellant was found guilty for the offence under Sec. 20(b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, 'NDPS Act') and convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years and to pay fine of Rs.2,000.00 and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months.
(2.) For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as they were arrayed before the trial Court.
(3.) The case of the prosecution in nutshell: