IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Appellate Side)

CRA(DB) 123 of 2024 With CRAN 1 of 2024 Arnab Dam v.

The State of West Bengal Before: The Hon’ble Justice Arijit Banerjee &

The Hon’ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray For Petitioner : Mr. Arnab Dam (in-person), For the CID. : Mr. Neguive Ahmed, Spl.P.P.

Ms. Trina Kundu, Adv.

Ms. Priyanka Chowdhury, Adv.

Judgment On : 12.05.2026 Arijit Banerjee, J.:-

1. The petitioner and 22 other accused persons were convicted under Sections 121/121A/122/302 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 16(1)(a)/18/20/38/39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and under Section 25 (1AA) and 27 (3) of the Arms Act, 1959 and were sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life. The petitioner says that he is in custody for about 9 years, for 7 years pre-conviction and 2 years post-conviction. He was granted bail on April 11, 2019. He was again taken into custody upon being convicted on February 27, 2024. He prays for suspension of sentence.

2. The petitioner who appears in person, submits as follows:

(i) No Test Identification Parade was held. The petitioner was