Form J(2)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction -------------

Present :

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas C.R.A. 48 of 1998 Kamal Kumar Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Mr. Sachit Talukdar Mr. Tirtharaj Ghoshal For the State : Ms. Ritupurna De Ghose Mr. Kanchan Roy Heard on : 18.09.2025 Judgment on : 18.09.2025 (Dictated in Court Prasenjit Biswas, J.

1. The impugned judgment and order of conviction dated 19.01.1998 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court (under E.C. Act), Malda in connection with D.G.R. Case No. 66 of 1995 is assailed in this appeal.

2. By passing the impugned judgment, this appellant was found guilty for commission of offence punishable under Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act and he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for six months along with a fine of Rs. 2,000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for one month.

3. Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the said impugned judgment and order of conviction, the present appeal is preferred at the behest of the appellant.

4. For the sake of brevity, the prosecution version is summarized hereunder:-

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