SARUP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SARUP Singh son of Gurdit Singh resident of Mahmoodpura/Rishi Nagar, Majitha Road, Amritsar has filed this appeal against the impugned judgment dated 12.8.2004 and the sentence order dated 13.8.2004 passed by Shri G.S. Bakshi, the then Additional Sessions Judge (Ad hoc) in Fast Track Court at Gurdaspur in case FIR No. 28 dated 22.1.2000 under Sections 4/5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Sadar Pathankot.

(2.) THE appellant was convicted under Section 25 of the Arms Act and was sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years and to pay Rs. 100/- as fine and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further RI for one month. He was also convicted under Section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and was sentenced to undergo RI for a period of 10 years and to pay fine of Rs. 1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further RI for six months. Both the substantive sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

(3.) THE case was committed to the Court of Session for trial. Charge was framed against the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Sections 4/5 of the Explosive Substances Act, to which he did not plead guilty and claimed trial.