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| 1965 SLG 4692 = 1965 SLD 4692 = 1965 PLD 296 |
West Pakistan Lahore
Criminal Revision No. 1299 of 1961, decided on 20th November 1964.
Presented By: J. Ortcheson and M. Jamil Asghar, JJ
M. A. Bajwa for Petitioner. M. Aslam Riaz Hussain, A. A. G. for the State.
Criminal Revision No. 1299 of 1961, decided on 20th November 1964.
Presented By: J. Ortcheson and M. Jamil Asghar, JJ
M. A. Bajwa for Petitioner. M. Aslam Riaz Hussain, A. A. G. for the State.
SHAHADAT-Petitioner
VERSUS
THE STATE-Respondent
Law: Arms Act (XI of 1878)
Section: 19(f),29,14,15
Law: Arms Act (XXXI of 1860)
Section: 32
Law: Evidence Act (I of 1872)
Section: 3
(a) Arms Act (XI of 1878), Ss. 19 (f) & 29 read with Arms Act (XXXI of 1860), S. 32-Clause (2) of S. 32, Arms Act, 1860 operative only if order of disarmament duly published under. cl. (1) of drat section or a general .search for arms under S. 24, Arms Act, 1857 had been ordered in locality-Prosecution for offence under S. 19(f). Arms Act, 1878 years after coming into force of Act-Establishing sanction, in terms of S. 29, Arms Act, 1878, to be not necessary --Prosecution to prove that cl. (2) of S. 32 Arms Act, 1860 applied in District or place where offence alleged committed-Punjab Gazelle Notification No. 533 dated 1-9-1860-Constitution---Phrase "as hereto before" fit para. 2 of Notification---Indicates that fit Punjab, order of general search for arms had already been made under S. 24 of Arms Act, 1857---Notification can be relied upon: without any further proof to show that provisions of .S. 32 (2), Arms Act, 1860 applied in Districts of Layallpur and Jhang (parts of former Punjab)-Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 3-Arms Act (XXVIII of 1857), S. 24---Arms Act (XXXI of 1860), Ss. 25 & 26. The Government of Bombay v. Dodya `Ma Ri Basa `Pa' I L R 9 Bom. 478; Amir Ahmad v. Emperor A I R 1926 All. 143; Abdul Mujeed v. The State P L D 1958 Kar. 473 and Sunder Singh v. Emperor 274 P L R 1914 distinguished. Government. Advocate, North. West Frontier Province v. Fazal. Rahim Haider A 1 R 1933 Pesh. 69 ref. (b) Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 3----"Proved"----Test. Emperor v. Ram Dat A I R 1933 Oudh 340 ref. (c) Arms Act (XI of 1878), Ss. 14, 15 & 19(f)---Scope of Ss. 14 & 15-Person found in possession of weapon not falling within category of arms enumerated in S. 14 and in district to which S. 32 (2), Arms Act, 1860 did not apply-Cannot be convicted under S. 19(f ) Arms Act,, 1878-Arms Act (XXXI of 1860), S. 32 (2). (d) Arms Act (XI of 1878), S. 29-----Province, District or place to which S. 32, clause (2) of Act XXXI of 1860 applies" and those "not being such a District, Province or place"---Distinction created between two classes of…