(1) THE appellant along with three others was sent up for trial for various offences. The learned Judge of the Designated court acquitted the three co-accused of the appellant of all the charges. He also acquitted the appellant for the offences under Section 141 read with S. 143 and 144. Section 146 read with S. 147. 148, 302 read with Section 149 and in the alternative undersection 302 read with Section 34, Section 307 read with Section 149 and in the alternative Section 307 read with Section 34 of the I PC and Section 3(2(i) of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (hereinafter TADA). The appellant was, however, convicted lor the offence punishable under Section 3 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for three years. Through this appeal undersection 19 of TADA he has called in question his conviction and sentence.

(2) THE only evidence on the basis of which the appellant has been convicted for the offences under Section 3 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act. 1959 is the recovery of a country made revolver and a cartridge pursuant to a disclosure statement made by the appellant under Secti