1. The original accused in sessions Case No. 70 of 1988 has invoked the appellate jurisdiction of this Court for questioning the correctness of the judgment and order of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge of Kutch at Bhuj on 30th November 1991. Thereby, the appellant has been convicted of the offence, punishable under S.3(1)(c) of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 ('the OS Act' for brief).

2. The prosecution case may be summarised thus : one Police Sub-Inspector, named, Gurkha, was working in the Khavda Police station from 31st January 1986. He came? now that the present appellant was wanted with respect to some offences connected with the Passports Act, 1967. The PSI also received some information that the present appellant was connected with certain anti - national activities. It appears that the present appellant could be found around 14th March 1986. A case against him was instituted under the Passports Act. It appears that he was released on bail on a condition that he should report to the police station at Khavda at the prescribed regular intervals. It appears that the PSI received some secret information that some offending materials for th