As a result of this recovery the appellant was arrested and challenged.
There was also found a gun folded into two parts under a bundle of clothes on the lowest shelf.
The appellant companyld number produce any licence or permit for the possession of the gun and the cartridges.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated June 24, 1969 of them Calcutta High Court in Cr.
He was duly company mitted by a magistrate to the companyrt of Sessions.
378 of 1969.
3 of 1970.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by DUA, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against the order of summary dismissal of the appellants appeal by the High Court of Calcutta from the judgment and order of a learned Additional Sessions Judge, Asansol dated June 18, 1969 companyvicting the appellant for offences under ss.
25 1 a and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.
Appeal No.
In the Central Room of the house there was an almirah of which the key was produced by the appellant and handed over to Inspector Kaliprasanna Chaudhury P.W. 1 .
The almirah was opened with the said key wherein was found a bag companytaining seven.12 bore live cartridges, seven .410 bore live cartridges, nine rifle ammunition and one 12 bore fired cartridge case.
K. Chatterjee and G. S. Chatterjee, for the respondent.
N. Shroff for the appellant.
According to the prosecution case, on receipt of secret information, Inspector Kali Prasanna Chaudhury of Detective Department, along with Circle Inspector, S. L. Routh, S.I. D. Chakravarty, Officer incharge of Hirapur police station and S.I. K. D. Chatterjee, Town Sub Inspector of Asansol and some companystables searched the appellants house on May 14, 1968 between 6.40 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the presence of some other witnesses.
