1. - This is a petition for revision of the appellate judgement of learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 2, Sri Ganganagar, dated October 12,1971. The learned Judge has, by his judgement, upheld the conviction and sentence of Gurcharan Singh for an offence under section 25 of the Arms. Act.

2. It was alleged that while he was under arrest during the course of the investigation of a case for the alleged commission of an offence under section 392 Indian Penal Code, the petitioner gave information Ex. P.3 to Station House Officer Mukhtiyar Singh P.W. 2, on November 30, 1968, regarding a pistol and three cartridges in his possession and got them recovered the same day vide memorandum Ex. P.1. As he did not possess a licence, he was prosecuted for an offence under section 25 of the Arms Act, and has been convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. 1000/-. It default of payment of fine, he has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six months.

3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the search which was made in the house of Gurucharan Singh on November 30, 1968, in pursuance of the aforesaid information, was not