Allahabad Court June 1962 Judgments

Parmeshwar Singh Vs. the State

Court: Allahabad

Reported in: 1963CriLJ342

ORDERS.D. Singh, J.1. The applicant Parmeshwar Singh, who was a constable at the Allambagh Police Station, was prosecuted for having been found in possession of an unlicensed service revolver No. 689816, which belonged to the Station Officer S.I. Virendra Singh Tomar. After having taken the revolver in his possession, the applicant is said to have proceeded on leave. When the theft was detected, investigation was at once started and at about 7-30 a.m. on 22nd November, 1960, the revolver was recovered from the folds of the applicant's dhoti at his house.2. The applicant denied the recovery. The suggestion on his behalf was that it was planted on him by the Investigating Officer.3. Four persons were relied upon by the prosecution for the recovery of the revolver from the possession of the applicant, namely, Jang Bahadur Singh (P.W. 6), Jang Bir Singh (P.W. 7), Ram Sumiran (P.W. 1) and Ram Ghulam Singh (P.W. 2). The suggestion on behalf of the applicant before the Magistrate was that Ram...