1. - Accused-petitioner-Kartar Singh has challenged his conviction by this revision.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. Facts in brief are the Gyan Singh A.S.I. of P.S. Chunavar Distt. Ganganagar was on patrolling duty on 24.7.1989. He received a secret information from a motbir on the basis of which he went towards fields in Sagarwala. He found that accused- petitioner started moving towards the fields after seeing the police. He was checked and interrogated. During search a pistol with one live cartridge was recovered from him. He had no licence. The arm and ammunition were recovered and seized. Case was registered at P.S. Chunavar and investigation was conducted. Thereafter challan was submitted before the learned Magistrate. Petitioner was tried by Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate. During trial charge was read with and sustained to him on 26.4.1990. He denied his indictment and claimed trial. Prosecution examined as many as five witnesses in support of its case. The accused-petitioner was examined under section 313, Cr.P.C. He produced a defence witness. Thereafter learned Magistrate convicted the