The nub of the case against the Respondent is that a firearm was recovered from the cupboard of a room on the strength of the information elicited from the Respondent on 14.9.1990.
The Designated Court was inclined to believe the fact that the police officer who recorded the said information would have stopped eliciting from the accused anything regarding the spot where the weapon was kept, or at least the place where the spot is located, or at least some other idea regarding the place of such companycealment of the weapon.
On the above broad aspects the Designated Court found it difficult to place reliance on the recovery as pursuant to the information allegedly made by the accused.
A portion of the such information which possibly be admitted is the following I will point out the place where I have kept that rifle and the cartridges, accompany me.
Appeal is at the instance of the State.
T. Thomas, J. This appeal is against an order of acquittal passed by a Designated Court for the offence under Section 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act, 1987 hereinafter referred to as the TADA and certain other offences under the Arms Act.
