Short Note : It is interesting to note that the Investigating Officer knew about the revolver on 9-12-1973 but the recovery was made on 12-12-1973 and thereafter the FIR Ex. P-4 with respect to the offence under. S. 25 (a) of the Arms Act was lodged on 29-12-1973 and the-arrest of the applicant with respect to the said offence was taken on 6-3-1974. The aforesaid manner of investigating create, a grave suspicion against the case of the prosecution. It may further be noted that the prosecution has not led any evidence to prove that the article seized from the possession was a 'fire-arm' within the meaning of fire-arm given in S. 2 (e) of the Arms Act for which a licence was necessary. It is not known whether the articles said to have been seized from the applicant was at all serviceable as fire-arm. Under these circumstances, the conviction of the applicant for the offence under section 25 (a) of the Arms Act is wholly illegal and must be set aside. Revision allowed.