Judgment : Appellant is the lst accused in S.C.No.205/2006 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc-I), Kasaragod. The appeal is directed against the judgment dated 24/2/2007 in the said case. Accused 1 and 2 in S.C.No.205/2006 were charge sheeted and tried for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 29, Section 8(c) 21(C) and Section 8(c) read with 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, (for short 'NDPS Act'), 1985. Out of the 4 accused, accused Nos.3 and 4 never appeared before the court and hence the case against them was split up. Accused No.1 was found guilty of the offence punishable under Section 8 (c) read with 21(c) of the NDPS Act and convicted thereunder. Accused No.2 was found not guilty of the charges levelled against him and he was acquitted of all the charges. The appellant/1st accused is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 15 years and to pay a find of 2,00,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 8(c) read with 21(c) of the NDPS Act. Parties are hereinafter referred to as the complainant and accused as arrayed in the complaint.