IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay C.R.A. 169 of 2006 Sham Mohammad @ Samu Sk -Vs-

The State of West Bengal With CRA 239 of 2006 Riajuddin Sk -Vs-

The State of West Bengal For the Appellant : Mr. Ashraf Ali in CRA 169 of 2006 Mr. Indrajit Chatterjee Mr. Sankar Banerjee Mr. Rafikul Islam Sardar For the Appellant : Mr. Navanil De in CRA 239 of 2006 Ms. Monami Mukherjee For the State : Mr. Avishek Sinha Heard on : 19.12.2023, 22.02.2024, 20.06.2024, 15.01.2025 Judgment on : 14.05.2025 Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.:-

1. These instant appeals are preferred against the judgment and order of conviction dated 22.02.2006 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Murshidabad in Sessions Trial No. 9/July/2005 arising out of Sessions Case No. 302 of 2005 convicting the appellants under Section 25 of the Arms Act.

2. The prosecution case precisely stated that on 21.04.2004, PW-1/Sanjib Kumar Dey, Officer-in-Charge of Hariharpara Police Station had been to a place known as Lalnagar along with his officers named Prabin Kumar Sarkar, A.S.I. of Hariharharapara Police Station (PW-4), H.C. 470/Yunus A