Court Traced Firearm through UID, leads to Accused Conviction

GUNS GANGSTER LAW INSIDER

Chaini Parwani –

Published On: December 15, 2021 at 15:11 IST

A Trial Court in Nuh took upon itself to trace the ownership of the pistol claimed to be used in Murder of one Aamil Rashid, of Bisru village in Nuh, leading to conviction of the Accused.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ), Nuh, Prashant Rana in his December 9 order highlighted that the Court noticed a unique number engraved on the pistol which had been manufactured from rifle factory, Ishapore in West Bengal in 2018.

Further the Court stated “For a just decision of the present case, it was essential that the custody chain of the pistol was tracked. The Bichhore Police Station, Station House Officer (SHO) was directed to depute a police officer and trace ownership records of the pistol. It was found to have been purchased and owned by the Accused.”

The Court expressed its discontent on the Defence Counsel of not having rebut the proof of ownership of weapon despite sufficient opportunities.

Furthermore, the ASJ noted the delay of around a year in release of justice in the case on grounds of lapse of the Investigating Officer in tracing the recovered Firearm, which could have been easily tracked as it was forthwith recovered in the name of the Accused, and had a Unique Identification Number engraved on it.

The Additional Sessions Judge contended that the Court is not an umpire in a contest between two parties declaring at the end of the combat as to who has won and who has lost but pertains a Legal duty of its own, independent of parties, to take active participation in the Proceedings and command at the Truth, which is the foundation of Administration of Justice.

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