JUDGMENT

Sureshwar Thakur, J. - The instant appeal, stands directed, by the appellant, State of Himachal Pradesh, against the verdict, recorded, by the learned Sessions Judge, Hamirpur, H.P., in, Criminal Appeal No. 60 of 2008, of conviction, and, consequential therewith sentence, pronounced, upon, the accused, by, the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hamirpur, H.P., on 28.7.2008/31.7.2008, rather pronounced, an order of acquittal, vis-a-vis, the accused.

2. The facts relevant to the case, are, that on 15.2.2007, SI/SHO Raj Kumar met ASI manjeet Singh, HC Sher Singh No. 276, who were on patrolling duty at the bus stand, Sujanpur at about 4.15 pm. Ajay Kumar, an executive Anti Piracy Super Cassette Industries, Ltd. Noida (UP) met them and disclosed that he is employed as an Executive Anti Piracy in the above mentioned company. The company has authorized him to check the production of pirated CDs. He informed the police officials that one Rajesh Kumar, s/o Kundan Kumar, r/o Ward No.9 chaupata Muhala Sujanpur is running a business of selling pirated CDs to the customers in his shop Ashiana Music Centre. If the raid is conducted, many pirated CDs could be recovered from his