KARAN SINHA Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These instant appeals are directed against the Judgment and Order of conviction passed in Sessions Trial being No. 1 (9) 1999 and Sessions Case being No. 43 of 1998 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-IX, Bichar Bhawan, Calcutta on 19th May, 2006 holding the accused persons/appellants guilty of offence punishable under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and also to pay fine of Rs.1,000/ each in default to suffer imprisonment for one month. The convicts namely, Akhtar Ali and Karan Sinha are convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a term of one year and also to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- each in default to suffer imprisonment for further period of one month for committing offence punishable under Section 25(1B) (a) of the Arms Act.

(2.) Put in a short frame, the prosecution case runs as under:-

(3.) P.W.1 was Assistant Sub Inspector of the police and plan maker.