ORDER

Criminal Appeal No. 450/2002 has been filed by Sunder and Criminal Appeal No. 602/2002 by Satbir Singh under Section 19 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (`TADA in short) against the judgment and order dated 5th and 6th May, 1998 passed by the Designated Court, Delhi. By the said judgment the appellants have been convicted for offences under Sections 399 and 402 IPC as also Section 25 of the Arms Act. Besides these two appellants, the three other accused who were convicted by the Designated Court by common judgment were Suleman, Chiman and Sadhu Ram. Suleman and Sadhu Ram were also convicted under Section 5 of the TADA Act. We are, however, not concerned with their cases since the appeals filed by the said three were decided by this Court in case reported in 1999(4) SCC 146 - Suleman & Ors. v. State of Delhi, and their conviction under Sections 399 and 402 IPC was set aside. The conviction and sentence under TADA Act was, however, maintained and also the conviction and sentence for offence under Section 25 of the Arms Act. For offence under Section 25 of the Arms Act, the Designated Court has imposed on each of the appellants sentence of one ye