Present

Mr. Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal

Criminal Appeal No. 2298 of 2017 Md. Ruhul Amin

.............Convict-appellant. -Versus-

The State

.....Respondent.

No one appears.

.....For the convict-appellant.

Ms. Shahida Khatoon, D.A.G with Ms. Sabina Perven, A.A.G with Ms. Kohenoor Akter, A.A.G.

........For the respondent Judgment on 05.03.2024. Sheikh Abdul Awal, J:

This Criminal Appeal at the instance of the convict appellant, Md. Ruhul Amin is directed against the impugned judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 27.02.2017 passed by the learned Judge, Special Tribunal No. 3, Chuadanga in Special Tribunal case No. 160 of 2009 arising out of G.R. No. 264 of 2009 corresponding to Jibonnagor Police station Case No. 04 dated 07.09.2009 convicting the accused appellant under section 25B(2) of the Special Powers Act, 1974 and sentencing him thereunder to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2(two) years and to pay a fine of Taka 10,000/-(ten thousand) in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 6 (six) months more.

No one appears for the appellant.

In view of the fact that this petty old criminal Appeal arising out of 2(two) years sentence has been dragging b