Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points regarding the case State of Punjab vs. Jagga Singh:

• The appeal was directed against the acquittal order passed by the Designated Court, Sangrur, in a Sessions Case involving offences under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 5 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA). (!)
• The respondent was found in unlawful possession of a .12 DBBL Gun and four live cartridges in a notified area, but the Designated Court acquitted him solely because no sanction under Section 39 of the Arms Act was obtained for the prosecution. (!)
• The Supreme Court held that the absence of sanction for prosecution under the Arms Act does not act as a bar to trying the accused under Section 5 of the TADA Act. (!)
• Despite the legal error regarding the sanction, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on merits, ruling that the respondent deserved acquittal due to insufficient evidence. (!)
• There was no report from the Forensic Scientific Laboratory, nor was there any evidence to prove that the gun was in a working condition or that the cartridges were live. (!)
• The entry in the Malkhana register relied upon by the prosecution did not specify that the gun was sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory nor did it contain a description of the cartridges. (!)
• Consequently, in the absence of evidence showing the gun was functional and the cartridges were live, a conviction under Section 5 of the TADA Act could not be made. (!)