In Brief
The appellant was convicted of illegally possessing a country-made pistol and ammunition. The High Court enhanced his sentence from two to seven years for manufacturing prohibited arms. The Supreme Court held that without evidence of manufacturing, the conviction for manufacture could not stand. The Court modified the conviction to unlicensed possession (a statutory violation under the Arms Act) and reduced the sentence to the time already served (18 months), as the evidence proved only illegal possession, not manufacture.
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