...stage, learned advocate for the petitioner has referred to the provision contained in Section 14(2) of the Arms Act and submitted that the respondent - Sub Divisional | Magistrate has committed an...has failed to produce the income tax return before the said authority. 8. Sub-clause (2) of Section 14 of the Arms Act provides as under, “14(...error while considering the income criteria. It is also submitted that Appeal filed under Section 18 of the Arms Act before the respondent no. 2 is also rejected by the respondent no. 2 on irrelev...

...JUDGMENTThe petitioner applied for renewal of arms licence. This was rejected as per Ext.P4 It is stated that there is no recommendation from the District Police Chief for the reason that there is no threat...Section 14 of the Arms Act. Admittedly, the rejection is not referable to any of the grounds enumerated under ..., having in his possession or carrying any arms or ammunition, or(2) to be of unsound mind, or(3) to be for any reason unfit for a licence under this Act; or...

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...[2015 (4) PLJR 212] has already held that non-production of specific evidence regarding threat perception upon the applicant cannot form a ground for refusal of arms licence under Section ..., such type of observation is totally uncalled for. The Arms Act does not speak anything about the social status or financial position of a person for grant of a licence rather ....8. Section 13 (2) of the Arms Act mandates that a Licensing Authority shall call for a report from the Officer-in-charge of the nearest Police Station on receipt of an app...

...threat perception cannot form a ground for refusal of arms licence under Section 14 of the Arms Act, 1959....Bihar analogous cases [2015 (4) PLJR 212] holding that threat perception does not mean that a person, to qualify for grant of arms licence, should face actual overt act. Even...Ravi Ranjan, J.I.A No. 8767 of 2015:1. Heard.2. This interlocutory application has been filed for amendment in the writ petition. The...

...Section 14(1)(2) of Foreigners Act and Section 25 of Arms Act. 2. The police on finding accused No. 1, a foreign...and 33 empty cases of rifles. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that empty rifle cases are not covered under the Arms Act and petitioner was having valid passport and...The petitioner is accused No.2 in crime No. 213/2018 of Sarjapura Police Station. The said case is registered against the petitioner and others for the offences punishable under...

...Section 20 of the Arms Act, registered in FOC No. 14/2017-18.2. Heard the arguments of the learned counsel appearing for petitioner/accused No. 2 and so a...Act and Section 20 of the Arms Act, registered in FOC No. 14/2017-18, subject to the following conditions:a) Petitioner/accused No. 2 shall execute a personal bond...police to release the petitioner/accused No. 2 on bail in the event of his arrest for the alleged offences punishable under Section 24(1), (J) and C(ii) of Karnataka Forest Act and...

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...section 14 of the Arms Act. Secondly, under section 3(2) of the Arms...Police, Buxar to the licensing authority recommending for grant of license in favour of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State has not been able to show from the Arms Act or the Rules that...Ravi Ranjan, J.:— Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.2. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 26.12.2014 passed by the...

...offences under sections 411,414,489-A, 489-B, 489-C IPC and under sections 15,18,21,22 of the 1 of 2 Criminal Misc. No. M-10201 of 2017 -2- NDPS Act and section 25 ...The allegations against petitioner Jasandeep Singh in this regular bail application under section 439 Cr.P.C. are that it was on the basis of secret information...Act being debatable issue and that the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future, without adverting to the merits of the case, the...

...refusal, the income being at the lower side. Section 14(2) of the Arms Act, 1959 mandates in this regard that Licensing Authority shall not refuse to grant licence to an...specific evidence regarding threat perception does not form a ground for refusal of licence under Section 14 of the Arms ...1. Heard parties.2. This is yet another order which is under challenge on the ground that the refusal of grant of firearm licence is on account of lack of specific evidence...

...saying that the annual income of the petitioner is only Rs. 60,000/-. He further submitted that in terms of Section 14(2) of the Indian Arms Act, hereinafter referred to as ‘the ...at the discretion of the licensing authority and there is no fundamental right to carry arms and right to carry arms is a privilege conferred by the Act and other similar statutes. Under section ...clauses under Section 14 to justify the refusal, and that even though under Section 13(3)(b) of the Act, the authority was to be satisfied that the applicant had a good reason for obtaining it, as no...

...out from the statute that under which provision assessment of financial position is required for extension or grant of firearms licence. To the contrary, Section 14(2) of the ...Ravi Ranjan, J.:— Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.2. Petitioner seeks quashing of Annexure 4 which is an order dated 3.3.2016 passed by the licensing....4. This Court vide order dated 6.10.2015, as contained in Annexure 3, had directed the District Magistrate, Patna to take a decision for extension of arms licence of the petitioner for the entire...

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...can also not form a ground for refusal of arms licence in view of provision contained in Section 14(2) of the Arms Act which indicates in clea...Ravi Ranjan, J.:— I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.2. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 22.11.2012 passed by the Commissioner..., Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur in Arms Appeal No. 5/2009 by which he has dismissed the appeal of the petitioner on the ground of limitation as well as also on merit upholding the order dated 31.05.2007...

...is hereby quashed. The matter is remanded back to the competent authority to pass orders in accordance with Section 14(3) of the 2 WP.3993/2013 Vishal Gupta Vs. State of M.P. & ors. ...Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has assailed the validity of the order dated 24.04.2012 by which the application fo...1 WP.3993/2013 Vishal Gupta Vs. State of M.P. & ors. 14.12.2015 Shri Prashant Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri S.K. Jain, learned...

...Act and without exhausting the remedy of appeal, he cannot invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. 4. The impugned decision is made under Section 14 of the Arms ...not in proper exercise of power under Section 14 of the Arms Act, the same can be agitated in an appeal provided under Section 18 of the Arms Act. Even without ...requirement of valid decision under Section 14 of the Arms Act. 7. Since the petitioner has an effective and efficacious remedy of appeal, this Court is not inclined to...

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...the opinion that it will not be in the public interest to furnish such statement.”6. A plain reading of section 14(1)(b)(i)(3) would show that the licensing authority can refuse gra...section 14(2) of the Arms Act, 1959 extracted herein above, wherein it has been provided that a licensing authority shall not refuse grant of arms licence to any person ...force from acquiring, having in his possession or carrying any arms or ammunition, or(2) to be of unsound mind, or(3) to be for any reason unfit for a licence under this Act...

...learned counsel for the petitioner that in view of the specific provisions of Section 14 of the Arms Act...] and many other subsequent judgments, the non-renewal of licences by the District Collector on grounds which are not referable to Section 14 of the Act are unsustainable.5. There will be a ...the petitioner has preferred an application for renewal of Ext.P1 Arms licence before the 2 respondent, but no steps have been taken to renew the licence.4. It is further submitted by the...