2026:JHHC:2631 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 88 of 2022 ----- Ram Tirki, S/o Goyada Tirki, R/o Village-Fudi, P.O.-Fudi, P.S.-Khunti, Dist.-Khunti … …. Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Respondent ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Appellant : M/s Sunil Kr. Ganjhu & Nanda Kumari, Advocates For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, APP ----- Oral Order 05 / Dated : 02.02.2026 1. The appellant is in appeal before this Court against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed in S.T. No. 11/2015 whereby and whereunder, the appellant has been convicted under Sections 25(1- B)a/35 and 26 of Arms Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years under Section 25(1-B)a/35 of the Arms Act and two years under Section 26 of Arms Act. He has also been sentenced to fine of Rs.1000 in each of Section. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant confines his argument on the point of sentence and submitted that the appellant has remained in custody for about a year i.e. from 22.05.2014 to 18.05.2015. There is no past conviction proved against the appellant and he was aged 35 years at the time of incident and after the incident, no complaint has been received against him. 3. Learned counsel for the State has defended the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence and submitted that the matter involves seizure of country -made pistol from the possession of the appellant for which the maximum sentence is three years. 4. Having considered the submission advanced on behalf of both sides, this Court is of the view that the present case appears to be first offence of the appellant as no past conviction has been cited in the judgment. 5. Under the circumstance, the period already undergone by the appellant will serve the ends of justice. The judgment of conviction is affirmed and that of sentence is modified to the extent of the period already 2026:JHHC:2631 2 undergone by the appellant. This Cr. Appeal is dismissed with modification of sentence. Pending, I.A., if any, stands disposed of. Let L.C.R. along with a copy of this judgment be sent to the court concerned at once. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra Uploaded 04.02.2026