( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by Chhotey Lal who has been convicted under Section 19 (f) of the Arms Act and has been sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment.

( 2 ) CHHOTEY Lal stood his trial before the learned Sessions Judge of Pilibhit along with three other persons, Bam Bharosey Lal, Rajendra Kumar and Avadh Behari Lal for offences punishable under Sections 304/34 and Section 394, I. P. C. The facts on which the aforementioned charges were made against the four accused who stood a joint trial, before the Sessions Judge of Pilibhit were that they killed one Lala Nanhey Mal on 3-7-1950, when he was going to the railway station in the small hours of the morning to catch a train for Bareilly. Lala Nanhey Mal had on his person a large sum of money and with him there was another man named Ramesh Chandra who also carried a part of the money of Lala Nanhey Mal. These two people were surprised by some persons, according to the prosecution by the four accused, and thereafter Nanhey Mal was stabbed and Ramesh Chandra was robbed. The prosecution tried to prove the charges against all the accused, taut they were unable to satisfy the trial Judge with regard to any of the charges