1. These two applications in revision have been heard together and arise out of facts of one common transaction in the following circumstances:

2. On 20-9-1951, an armed dacoity was committed by a number of persons involving the loss of a huge amount of cash from the United Commercial Bank at Deoghar. The raiders were alleged to have been armed with pistols and revolvers. The petitioners in Criminal Revision No. 911 of 1953, namely, Mihir Kumar Das, Sukhranjan Choudhry, Bimal Dutt and Kunjlal Chatterji, were arrested by the police in that connection and were sent up for the offence of dacoity. Petitioner Ishodanand Biswas, hpwever, of Criminal Revision No. 909 of 1953 was charged under Sec. 412 and Sec.120-B, Penal Code. On 22-3-1952, the proceedings for commitment in respect of these charges and that under Section 19(f), Arms Act were transferred to the same Magistrate who on 9-6-1952, committed the accused persons to the Court of Session in respect of the two charges, one relating to dacoity, criminal conspiracy and receiving property, stolen in course of dacoity, and the other commitment was in respect of the accused persons being in illegal possession of fire-arms, thus