Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 90 · Decided 22 March 1972
Pabitar Singh v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1972 INSC 90 · [1972] 3 S.C.R. 848
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 128/1969
- Decided
- 22 March 1972
- Bench
- A.N. GROVER, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Arms Act
Headnote
SINGH v. STATE OF BWAR March 22, 1972 [A. N. GROVER AND M. H. BEG, JJ.J Indian Arms Act (UV of 1959), ss. 25 and 35-Premises in joint 0CcU11ation of two ot'rsons-Gun concealrd in one room'-Conviction ,,f One of the perso.'ls-Yalidity. B The appellant and another, Loco employees of the Railway, convictejl"both the accused. The first appellate Court coovicted the appellant but acquitted the othi:r accused. In revision by the- appe1lant, the High Court set aside his con­ viction under s. 26, but up~ld his coiviction U'lder s. 25, on the bas:s that a J?Un was found i n:Side
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