1. Radhelal Satnami, appellant herein was tried for commission of offences punishable under S.4 & S.5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (henceforth 'Act, 1908 - ) on the charges that on 9.7.1999 about 17. - 50 in village Basabar, P.S. Gandai, Distt. Rajnandgaon, from the possession of appellant four Live Detonator, Explosive Thread, Potassium Chlorate and Amonium Nitrate have been seized, which are explosive substances, from which the life and property could be endangered or by causing its explosion, life and property could be damaged.

2. The prosecution case as unfolded during the court of trial are as under:
2.1 On 9.7.1999, the Officer - in - Charge of police station - K.P. Banjare (PW - 3) has received information by informer to this effect that in village Basabar, Radhelal Satnami, appellant herein has illegally kept the explosive substances in his house. On his inf