Appeal against conviction and sentence – Section 39B(1)(c) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 – Section 9(1) of the Poison Act 1952 – Whether the elements of possession and knowledge was proven – Whether preparatory acts amount to trafficking - Whether the presumption of adverse inference under section 114(g) of the Evidence Act 1950 can only be drawn if there has been withholding or suppression of evidence and not merely on account of failure to obtain evidence - Whether failure to cross-examine the accused persons was fatal to the prosecution’s case - Whether High Court Judge had considered and evaluated the defence in its entirety

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