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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 4860-4861 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 1134-1135 of 2023)
AMIT SINGH … APPELLANT
VERSUS
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN … RESPONDENT
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant was made an accused in FIR No. 237 dated
31.07.2003 registered at Bhilwara Police Station, Subhash Nagar,
Rajasthan, along with six other accused persons. He was tried for the
charges under Sections 399, 402 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code,
1860 (IPC) and Sections 3/25 and 4/25 of the Arms Act, 1959 (Arms
Act). The Trial Court convicted him for the charges under Sections
399/402 of the IPC and also under Sections 3/25 of the Arms Act and
directed him to undergo sentence of two years and one year rigorous
imprisonment respectively.
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3. In appeal, the High Court set aside the conviction for the charges
under Sections 399/402 of the IPC while upholding the conviction for
the charges under Sections 3/25 of the Arms Act. The relevant
portion of the order passed by the High Court is reproduced as under:
“13. Thus, the appeal deserves acceptance in part. The
conviction of the appellants as recorded by the trial
court for the offence under Section 399/402 IPC is
hereby quashed and set aside. The appellants are
acquitted of this charge. However, conviction of the
respective appellants as recorded by the trial court
for the offence under Section 3/25 and 4/...