Arms Act, 1959–Secs. 3/25 & 7/27–Conviction–No proof as regards to obtaining the previous sanction from the District Magistrate concerned is produced during the trial for initiating the prosecution for the offence u/s. 3 of the Act–Conviction u/s. 3/25 cannot be sustained–But the recovery of the pistol at the instance of the appellant is fully proved and the recovered pistol comes within the definition of prohibited arms–Conviction u/s. 7/27(2) sustained.
