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P.W.1 was working as Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau, South Zone, Chennai during the year 1999-2000. On 9.12.2000 at about 4.00 a.m., when he was in his office, he received an information that one Mohammed Umar @ Mohammed Salim (A1) herein had smuggled 20 Kgs. of heroine from Mandhaur Madhya Pradesh in a lorry bearing Registration No. DNG. 1210 and that the driver and the cleaner of the said lorry had parked the vehicle at No.897, G.N.T. Road, Madhavaram, Chennai and that one Ahamed Meeran Thambi @ Meeran (A2) of Kayalpattinam along with his accomplices Sathianathan @ Nathan (A5) and Nowshad Ali @ Nabu (A6) would come in an Auto bearing Registration No.TN07Y4179 to receive the contraband. P.W.1 reduced the said information in writing and sent a copy to the Superintendent of Narcotics Control Bureau under Ex.P.1. Then, he contacted the Superintendent over phone and proceeded to the scene of occurrence. He also immediately rushed to the scene of occurrence at 6.30 a.m. When he reached the place of occurrence, he found P.W.10, namely, the Superintendent of Narcotics Control Bureau and P.W.9 along with other officials and independent witnesses were present. At about 7.00 a.m., they surrounded the lorry and the Autorickshaw. They introduced themselves to the persons available in the lorry and autorickshaw. When they questioned the inmates of the lorry as well as Autorickshaw, they disclosed their identity. There were four men in the lorry and two men in the autorickshaw. The accused were apprised of their right available under Section 50 of NDPS Act. On enquiry, the 1st accused Md. Umar confessed that 20 Kgs. of Narcotic Drug was concealed at the bottom of the back side seat of the driver of the lorry. At that time, the 2nd accused admitted that he knew that the contraband was a Narcotic Drug. Then, the 1st accused opened the carry bag, took the Narcotic Drugs and produced the same before the officials. It was found that there were 4 polythene bags each containing 5 kgs. of heroin. The polythene bags were opened and the substances were tested with the help of the test kid. It answered positively indicating that the substances were heroin. Two sample packets from each polythene bag were drawn for the purpose of chemical analysis. Therefore, all the above substances were seized under the cover of Mahazar on the spot. When the 1st accused was personally searched, he was found in possession of a sum of Rs.95,000/-. The Auto was also searched in which incriminating documents were found and the same were also seized by the NCB Officials. The lorry contained 14,500 pieces of plywood goods. The above said cash of Rs.95,000/-, the Plywood, the auto rickshaw and the lorry were all seized. The seized properties were sealed with the seal of the N.C.B. The sample packets were also sealed with the seal of the Narcotic Control Bureau. All the accused signed the Mahazar except the 2nd accused Ahmad Meeran Thambi. He declined to sign the Mahazar. Similarly, in the other Mahazars also, the 2nd accused declined to sign. Thereafter, the 5th accused was interrogated by P.W.1. He gave a statement before P.W.1 and the same was duly reduced into writing by P.W.1. The said statement is Ex.P.2 which is relevant under Section 67 of the Indian Evidence Act. In the said statement, he has narrated about the involvement of the 2nd accused also besides his involvement of the other accused. P.W.1 arrested the 5th accused at 11.00 p.m. on 9.12.2000. Ex.P.3 is the Arrest Memo. He explained the 5th accused about the grounds of arrest and then sent him for judicial remand. P.W.9, the then Intelligence Officer, who investigated the case, seized a sum of Rs.5,141/-. When the 2nd accused was searched, a sum of Rs.1,500/- was seized from him under a Mahazar. P.W.9 further recovered a train ticket from the 2nd accused indicating that he had travelled from Madurai to Chennai on 7.12.2000. Similarly from the other accused also, the currency notes in their possession were recovered. (Further details are not necessary for the disposal of these appeals and so they are omitted). The 6th accused also gave a confession statement wherein he has implicated himself and the Accused 1, 2 and 5. The 3rd accused gave a confession implicating himself, the Accused Nos.2 and 4. The 4th accused also gave a confession implicating himself and the accused Nos.2 and 3. The samples drawn from the contrabands were sent for analysis. On 13.12.2000, the sample packets numbering 4 were received by P.W.2 Smt. Saraswathy Charkravarthi, who was an Assistant Examiner, Customs House Laboratory, Chennai. Ex.P.6 is the Test Memo. On examination, she found the presence of Diacetyl Morphine (Heroin) in the substances. Ex.P.7 is the report. Based on the above materials, prosecution was launched against the accused.