JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J.—The appellant has filed the present appeal impugning a judgment dated 30.11.2016, whereby the appellant, Chhotu Kumar @ Chote Fauji, was convicted of the offences punishable under Sections 186, 353 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter ‘IPC’) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (Arms Act). The appellant also impugns an order on sentence dated 20.12.2016, whereby he was sentenced to (i) rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years along with a fine of Rs.25,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one year for committing an offence punishable under Section 307 of the IPC; (ii) rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years along with a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of one month for committing an offence punishable under Section 353 of the IPC; (iii) rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months along with a fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of ten days for committing an offence punishable under Section 186 of the IPC; (iv) rigorous