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(c)  The   parcel   Airway   bill   no.   466420580086   was  produced by Manager Sh. Punit Sharma. On examination  the   parcel   in   the   form   of   cardboard   box   was   found  containing five executive synthetic fiber bags. The parcel  was attached with invoice performa and the Airway bill  booked   by   Ramesh   Bhai,   15   ground   floor,   Gold   Souk  Complex, CG Road, Ahmedabad, Gujrat and was destined  to   consignee   Sh.   Ganeshan,   No.   A­GF08,   Pongsapuri,  Lakshmana Jaya, A. Kampung Lakshmana, Batu Caves,  Selangor   Darulehsan­68100,   Malaysia.   The   said   parcel  was closely inspected and cavities were found in stitched  NCB Vs Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh and Anr inner   layer   of   bags  which   were  found   containing  white  powder substance. On testing the same with testing kit it  gave positive result for Amphetamine. Since the texture  and   colour   of   all   the   substance   were   similar,   it   was  transferred into a transparent polythene bag which was  weighing about 2.4 kg. Two samples of 5 gm each were  taken from the said substance and were put in zip lock  packets.   The   samples   were   further   wrapped   in   paper  envelope   and     were   marked   as   A­1,   A­2.   The   packing  material   containing   the   card   board   box   with   five  synthetic   executive   fiber   bags   were   packed   in   a   white  cloth   which   was   marked   as   B.   All   the   parcels   and  samples were duly sealed with paper slips having dated  signature   of   IO,   both   witnesses   namely   Sh.   Gulshan  Kaushik and Sh. Puneet Sharma, and were sealed with  the seal of Narcotic Control Bureau DZU­5. 

(e)  On 22.03.2011, Sh. Y.R. Yadav sent sample A1 for  chemical  examination  along with  test memos to CRCL,  New   Delhi.   On   02.06.2011   report   was   received   from  CRCL which confirmed positive test for Amphetamine. 

(f)  On 24.03.2011, Superintendent Sh. Pankaj Kumar  Dwivedi sent the shipper's address to Ahmedabad Zonal  Office   for   verification.   DZU   received   reply   vide   letter  dated 25.03.2011 submitting that on the said address one  courier   office   was   situated   in   the   name   of   Trackon  Courier Pvt Ltd, which was run by Sh. Sagar Iyer and no  person   by   the  name   of  Ramesh   Bhai  was  found   at  the  given   address.   Thereafter   vide   letter   dated   29.03.2011,  addressed   to   Superintendent,   Ahmedabad,   Sh.   Y.R.  Yadav sought details of Sagar Iyer and further asked him  to find out from Sh. Sagar Iyer about the shipment and  shipper   of   concerned   parcel.   Sh.   P.N.   Sarvaiya,  Superintendent   NCB   of   Ahmedabad   Zonal   Unit   (AZU)  NCB Vs Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh and Anr vide its letter dated 05.04.2011 replied that the enquiries  conducted with regard to the seized parcel revealed that  one Nitesh Patel of Patel Courier had handed over this  shipment   to   Indo   Express   Courier   Service   owned   by  Sagar   Iyer   for   sending   it   to   Malaysia.   Nitesh   had  collected   the   said   shipment   from   another   courier  company of Ahmedabad namely Patel On Board Courier  (POBC) where the shipment had arrived from Chennai. It  was   further   revealed   that   Nitesh   Patel   was   given   the  contract to receive the shipment which was dispatched by  one   Rafique   Shaikh   of   M.R.   Express   Courier,   Mumbai,  whose   address   was   K­104,   Hanjar   Nagar,   Opposite  Aghadi Nagar, Pump House Andheri (East), Mumbai. It  was further revealed that with regard to the shipment,  Nitesh Patel received a copy of the document i.e. Airway  bill from Konnection Express Courier and Cargo, Royal  Villah Room no. 15, 3rd floor, 27/69, Venkatesh Street,  Chintadripet, Chennai. 

29.  PW­20   Sh.   Y.R.   Yadav,   was   posted   as  Superintendent   NCB   DZU   on   21.03.2011.   He   deposed  NCB Vs Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh and Anr that   PW­1   IO   Mehak   Jain,   put   a   secret   information  before him that one parcel was lying at Fedex which is  suspected   to  contain narcotic drugs. He directed  her to  constitute   a   team,   issued   seal   of   NCB   DZU   and   made  relevant   entry   at   seal   movement   register   exhibited   as  Ex.PW20/A with relevant entry at point X1. Lateron on  the   same   day   IO   Mehak  Jain   submitted  seizure   report  Ex.PW1/F u/s 57 NDPS Act regarding seizure of 2.4 kg of  Amphetamine.   On  25.03.2011 he received  a letter  from  Superintendent   Ahmedabad   regarding   verification   of  address of Ramesh Bhai along with visiting card of one  Sagar Iyer. On 29.03.2011 he wrote letter Ex.PW20/B to  Superintendent   Ahmedabad   sent   through  fax   receipt  Ex.PW20/C. On 05.04.2011 he received a detailed inquiry  report   Ex.PW6/C   from   Superintendent   Ahmedabad.   On  06.04.2011 he sent a letter Ex.PW20/D to Zonal Director,  Mumbai   for   verification   of   address   of   Rafiq   Shaikh  through fax with receipt Ex.PW20/E. In the said letter he  also requested to verify the antecedents of Rafiq Shaikh.  On 07.04.2011 he again sent  a letter Ex.PW20/F to Zonal  Director,   Mumbai   giving   details   of   seizure   of   2.4   kg   of  Amphetamine   through   fax.     On   06.06.2011   IO   Mehak  NCB Vs Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh and Anr Jain   put   a   further   secret   information   Ex.PW1/I   before  him   about   availability   of   accused   Rafiq   Sheik   at   Hotel  Millennium.   He  issued search authorization  Ex.PW14/1  in favour of IO Rajesh Kumr and seal of NCB DZU and  made   relevant   entry   in   seal   movement   register  Ex.PW20/A.   IO   Rajesh   Kumar   submitted   his   report  Ex.PW15/4 at the back of search authorization and also  returned seal to him. On 07.06.2011 he received a report  Ex.PW2/B from CRCL of sample Mark A1 in respect of  Amphetamine.  He marked  the same to IO Mehak Jain  and remnant sample to IO Malkhana. On the same day  IO Mehak Jain also submitted report u/s 57 NDPS Act  regarding arrest of accused Rafiq Shaikh.  On 08.06.2011  IO Mehak Jain also submitted another secret information  about   the   parcel   lying   at   Dart   Air   Services.   He   again  directed   constitution   of   team   and   issued   search  authorization.   After   coming   back   from   the   said   courier  office IO Mehak Jain returned the seal to him and put  seizure report Ex.PW1/W of 1 kg of ephedrine. He sent  sample mark A1 along with test memo to CRCL through  driver PW­11 Malkeet Singh and collected  receipt after  the sample being deposited by him to CRCL. Thereafter  NCB Vs Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh and Anr he received another report Ex.PW2/D along with remnant  samples from CRCL. On 01.07.2011, he wrote a letter to  Superintendent,   NCB   Chennai   through   fax   regarding  verification of address of S.K. International. He received  reply   from   the   Superintendent   Chennai,   on   05.07.2011  and   also   received   one   visiting   card   along   with   report.  Report is Ex.PW20/L and the visiting card is Ex.PW20/M.  Exhibition  of  these two documents by this witness was  objected to by learned counsel for accused.

(b) Cr.PC.:­    From the arguments of learned counsels for parties,  following points for determination emerge :­

1.      Whether   the   prosecution   is   able   to   prove   link  evidence   to  prove   conspiracy   between   both   the   accused  persons for first charge    related to recovery of 2.4 kg of  Amphetamine from Fedex Express Services, Mayapuri?

2.  Whether either of accused is guilty for  any offence  related to aforesaid recovery of  Amphetamine?