Vishnudeo Narayan, J.

1. This appeal at the instance of the appellants is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 25.7.1995 and 31.7.1995 respectively passed in Sessions Trial No. 272 of 1992 by Shri Dilip Kumar Sinha, 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Hazaribagh whereby and whereunder the appellants were found guilty for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1)(c) and 26(2) of the Arms Act, 1959 and they were convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years for the offence punishable under Section 25(1)(c) and they were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years for the offence under Section 26(2) of the said Act and the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. However, both the appellants were not found guilty of the offence under Section 5 of the Explosive Substance Act and they were accordingly acquitted in respect thereof.

2. The prosecution case has arisen on the basis of self report of PW 1 Shambhunath Singh Vir, SI, Sadar Police Station, Hazaribagh recorded on 1.12.1991 at 20.15 hours in front of the premises of Bihar State Transport Corporation at Patna-Ranchi road regarding the occurrence wh