Guwahati Court May 1993 Judgments

Sri Jagannath Sah Vs. State of Assam

Court: Guwahati

M. Sharma, J.1. This criminal revision has arisen against the appellate order and judgment dated 21-5-87 passed in CA. No. 22(S-2) of 1986 passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge, Sonitpur upholding conviction and sentence of the petitioner Under Section 411, IPC by judgment dated 4-6-86 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tezpur holding the petitioner guilty Under Section 411, IPC awarding sentence to undergo RI for 3 months and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/-, in default 1 month's RI in CR case No. 1023/82.2. Joseph Munda, one of the accused was arrested in connection with Rangapara Police Station chargesheet No. 100 dated 6-6-82. He confessed his guilt of having stolen ornaments of gold and silver from the house of one Prabhat Saikia implicating the petitioner that he sold the stolen articles to the petitioner. The said Joseph Munda led the investigating agency to the petitioner's hosue and upon house search pieces of melted gold and silver weighing 1 tola 15 annas and 1 anna 5 rattis ...