GAHC010011482013 2025:GAU-AS:17378

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : Crl.A./297/2013

MAKIBAR RAHMAN @ MUKIBUR RAHMAN,

S/O LATE MOSEB ALI, R/O SHANTIPUKHURI, MOUZA KHOIRABARI, UNDER PATHARGHAT POLICE STATION, IN THE DIST. OF DARRANG,

ASSAM. VERSUS

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.P KATAKI, MS.R BEGUM

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, CBI, MR.P N CHOUDHURY

B E F O R E

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

For the Appellant : Mr. P Kataki

For the Respondent : Ms. M Kumari

Date of Hearing : 10.09.2025

Date of Judgment : 16.12.2025 Judgment and Order (CAV)

Heard Mr. P Kataki, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. M Kumari, learned Standing counsel, CBI .

2. The challenge in the present criminal appeal is to the judgment dated 16.08.2013 passed by the learned Special Judge, CBI, Assam in Special Case No. 11/2005, convicting the appellant, herein, under Sections 419/420 IPC and under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and sentencing him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 (two) years for the offence under Section 419 IPC, Rigorous Imprisonment for 3 (t