JUDGMENT :

Both these criminal revision applications arise out of the same impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the learned Appellate Court, as such, both these applications are heard together and are being disposed of by common order.

2. Petitioner Imitiyaz Rehman in Cr. Revision No. 396/2009 and the petitioner Nandan Kumar Yadav in Cr. Revision No. 543/2010, have filed these revision applications against the judgment dated 19.02.2009, passed by Shri D.N. Upadhyay, Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi (As his Lordship was then) in Criminal Appeal No. 183/2008, whereby and wherein, the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi dismissed the appeal of the petitioners and approved the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.12.2008, passed by Shri Rajnandan Rai, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ranchi in G.R. No. 957/2007, arising out of Kotwali (Hindpidhi) P.S. Case No. 203/2007, holding the petitioners guilty of the offences under sections 25 (1-B) a, 26/35 of the Arms Act and sentencing them to undergo R.I for two years along with a fine of Rs. 500/- for the offence under section 25(1-B) a of Arms Act. They were further directed to undergo R.I fo