1. The applicant has preferred this revision under section 397 of CrPC being aggrieved by the judgment dated 31.7.2003 passed by the Sessions judge, Vidisha, in Criminal Appeal No. 110/2002, whereby affirmed the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 21.11.2002 passed by the JMFC, Vidisha, in Criminal Case No. 149/2002, wherein the applicant has been found guilty under section 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act and sentenced to one year R.I. with a fine of Rs. 500/- and in default of payment of fine, further ordered to suffer imprisonment for one month.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.11.95 P.P. Gautam, Sub-Inspector of police posted at Police Station, Dehat, Vidisha, received secret information that the applicant was standing in suspicious position near Kua Khedi Barrier. On this information P.P. Gautam, Sub-Inspector together with other police force reached at Kua Khedi Barrier, caught the applicant/accused, made a search before the independent witness and seized a 32 bore country-made pistol with three cartridges as per seizure memo (Ex.P-l), which was found in the possession of the applicant. Thereafter, he (P.P. Gautam) returned back to the police station and regi