This appeal challenges the judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court dated 03.01.2018, which upheld the appellant's conviction and sentence under IPC Sections 395/397 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, ... as decided earlier by the Sessions Court, Ambikapur, on 26.10.1999. While the co-accused Mohd. Kalam Ansari was acquitted, the appellant Vinod @ Nasmulla was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine under IPC provisions, and an additional one and a half years under the Arms Act, with all sentences to run concurrently