GAHC010123602014 2025:GAU-AS:14378

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : Crl.A./108/2014

BIJOY ROY and ANR.

S/O LT. MAHESWAR ROY, R/O VILL.NO.2 BOWLAJAR, P.S BIJNI, DIST.

CHIRANG

2: MR. MAJEN BASUMATARY S/O SRI JATIN BASUMATARY

R/O VILL. NO.2 DOWA CHAURANG

P.S. BIJNI

DIST. CHIRANG

VERSUS

STATE OF ASSAM

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.S BHUYAN, MRA KUNDU

Advocate for the Respondent : , PP, ASSAM

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

ORDER

22.10.2025 Date :

Heard Mr. A. Kundu, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Mr. B. Sharma, Special Public Prosecutor, Wildlife, appearing for the State Respondent.

2. The present appeal has been instituted assailing the Judgment dated 05.12.2013, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Bongaigaon, in Sessions Case No.91(B)/11, convicting the appellant, herein, under Section 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and sentencing him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 3(three) years along with payment of fine of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) each in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for further 6(six) months.

3. The prosecution case in brief is that on 20.11.2010 at