IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI

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ON THE 4 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 7198 of 2025 ROSHAN GUPTA @ ROSHAN ROX Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Ms. Vidhi Singh - Advocate for appellant.

Mr. S.K. Raghuwanshi - Panel Lawyer for State.

JUDGMENT This criminal appeal has been filed by the present appellant under Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 14.05.2025 passed by the learned Nineteenth Additional Sessions Judge, Rewa, District Rewa (M.P.) in Sessions Trial No.12 of 2023 whereby the present appellant/accused has been convicted under Section 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act and sentenced to undergo two years RI and fine of Rs.500/-

with default stipulation.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that complainant Aman Mishra lodged an oral report on 15.08.2022 stating that on the said date, after attending the Tiranga Rally, he was returning home along with his friends namely Vibhav Tiwari, Udit Shukla and Vivek Kushwaha. At about 12:00 noon, when they reached near Shivnagar Turn, accused Roshan Gupta and Ama