Criminal Misc. No. 415-MA of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of decision : 3-11-2006 The State of Punjab Vs. Kuldip Singh CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. KS Boparai, Addl. AG, Punjab. Virender Singh, J. Kuldip Singh alias Sahbi alias Ghora, the respondent-herein stands acquitted vide judgement dated 10-4-2006 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar. He was charged under Section 25/54/59 of the Arms Act for keeping in his possession 12 bore country made pistol along with one live cartridge, allegedly recovered from the right dub of his pants. An application ( Criminal Miscellaneous No. 415-MA of 2006) has been filed under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of leave to file appeal. We have heard Mr. K.S.Boparai, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab and with his assistance gone through the impugned judgement minutely. The case of the prosecution is resting upon the sole testimony of the official witnesses alone and the learned trial Court has found many Criminal Misc. No. 415-MA of 2006 2 vital discrepancies therein. Ajaib Singh, a private person, who was initially joined in the raiding party was not produced by the prosecution to corroborate its case. Considering all these weaknesses, the learned trial Court has observed that the case of the prosecution was not free from doubt. Mr. Boparai has not been able to pin point any flaw on any count in the observations made by the trial Court which would call for our interference. We also do not find any substantial reason for disturbing the view already taken. Resultantly Crl. Miscellaneous No. 415-MA of 2006 for grant of leave to file the appeal is dismissed. [Virender Singh] Judge [ A.N. Jindal] Judge November 3, 2006 `ask'