' The facts leading to the filing of this revision are that a case under section 13 of the Arms Ordinance was registered against the petitioner with Police Station City Sheikhupura. The allegation against him was that he was found sitting in a Suzuki-van while armed with a .12 bore gun. On enquiry, he could not produce any licence for the same. The learned Magistrate, Sheikhupura, vide his judgment dated 30-9-1987 found him guilty and convicted him to one year R.I. Lie appealed against his conviction and the same was dismissed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sheikhupura, vide judgment dated 17-5-1989. In this Revision the petitioner challenges the judgments of the Courts below.
' It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the gun allegedly recovered from the possession of the petitioner, belonged to his uncle Muhammad Yaqoob who also had a licence of the same. Contends that said Muhammad Yaqoob was sitting in the same Suzuki Van and had handed over the gun to him because he wanted to light a cigarette.
2. I have heard the learned counsel at length and gone through the evidence with his assistance.
The witnesses were suggested that the gun belonged to one Muhammad Yagoob who was also present in the van from where the same was recovered from the petitioner, but all the witnesses refuted the suggestion. I have noticed that said Muhammad Yaqoob who claims to be the uncle of the petitioner, at no stage of the investigation or trial made any application to the higher authorities regarding the false involvement of the petitioner. This indicates that the story put up by the defence is obviously an afterthought. From the perusal of the evidence, it is clear that the witnesses are confidence inspiring. No enmity or illwill was suggested to any of them qua the petitioner.