( 1 ) RANDHIR, Tarif, Ram Prasad, Jaipal, Ram Narain and Ajab Singh were tried before the assistant Sessions Judge, Meerut, for offences under Sections 399 and 402,. P. C. on the ground that on the 16th September 1956 at Lisari Gate, Meerut city, they had made preparations for and assembled for committing dacoity. Randhir, Tarjf, Ram Narain and Ajab Singh were further charged under Section 19 (f) of the Arms Act with possession of unlicensed fire-arms. The learned Judge convicted these four under Section 19 (f) and awarded a sentence of two years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 100/- each. But in respect of the major charges under Sections 399 and 402,. P. C. , he came to the conclusion that the evidence on the record was not sufficient to establish them, hence he acquitted all the accused of these charges. The State Government have preferred this appeal against the order of acquittal. We might state that the four men convicted under Section 19 (f), arms Act, appear to have submitted to their conviction and sentences for that offence.

( 2 ) IT is worth bearing in mind that except for the fact that Randhir and Jaipal are brothers, there is no apparent connection between the

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