SHAHJAHAN MIA vs THE STATE-Opposite-Party — 1970 PCRLJ 1178

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1178

Court: Dacca

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-09

Parties: SHAHJAHAN MIA vs THE STATE-Opposite-Party

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1178

Judgment Text

Court Name: Dacca Judge(s): Ahsanuddin Choudhury, A. M. Sayem Title: SHAHJAHAN MIA vs THE STATE-Opposite-Party Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 392 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-04-09 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1178 Result: Sentence modified JUDGMENT JUDGMENT A. M. SAYEM, J.-This Rule was obtained by Md. Shahjahan Mia. Upon a finding that he had unauthorisedly in his possession or under his control a rifle on the 19th March a 967 in contravention of section 14 of the Arms Act (XI of 1878), the Assistant Sessions Judge of Pabna convicted-him under clause (f) of section 19 of the said Act (which provides a sentence of imprisonment extending to a period of 3 years only, or of fine or both for offences under each of the clauses of the section). The learned Assistant Sessions Judge imposed on him an enhanced sentence of rigorous imprisonment for 4 years, purported to have been passed under section 19-A thereof. His appeal "from the order of conviction and sentence was dismissed by the Sessions Judge of Pabna. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is as follows. On the. 16th March 1967 there was a widespread disturbance in Pabna town. Arms shop, of the town, including Messrs Syed Arms Store, were raided and fire-arms were looted. While in search of fire-arms looted during the disturbance, a police party led by Sub-Inspector Matiar Rahman (P. W. 1) of Pabna P. S. Went to Bharera in the suburb of Pabna town and arrested the petitioner at about noon on the 19th March 1967. The…

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