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All. HC: Person Firing Pistol for Self Defence Does Not Violate Arms License Conditions(09.01.2024)
Allahabad High Court has held that firing a pistol in self-defense is not a violation of the license condition and does not appear to be an offence un.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Self-Defense, License Conditions, Arms Act
Delhi HC: Mere Possession of Ammunition Without Awareness Will Not Amount to Offence Under Arms Act(06.06.2019)
Delhi High Court has noted that only the conscious possession of a firearm or ammunition, where the person is fully aware of the possession, can amoun.....
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Madras HC: Pistol Whipping Will Not Attract Arms Act(11.07.2016)
Madras HC has held that using a licensed pistol not to open fire but only to assault opponent with its butt would not attract any of the offences list.....
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Mere Ownership of Vehicle in Which Prohibited Ammunitions Are Found Won’t Attract Conviction: SC(17.09.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that it is necessary to prove that the accused was in conscious possession at some point in time before the discovery and r.....
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P&H HC: Licensing Authority Can Refuse to Grant Arms Licence U/S 14 Arms Licence Act(11.05.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition in which an application for grant of an arms license was rejected has held that the reason.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, arms licence, Arms Act, 1959
Bombay HC Rules ‘Court Cannot Ignore Illegal Detention’(04.11.2016)
Bombay High Court, while granting bail to a Gondia man arrested for murder and cases under Arms Act and SC/ST Act, has said that court can’t turn Nels.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Arms Act, SC/ST Act, illegal detention
Delhi HC: Possession of Single Cartridge without a Firearm Would Not Attract Liability under Arms Act(04.11.2019)
Delhi HC has observed that recovery of single cartridge from a person, without the recovery of firearm along with it, would not attract liability und.....
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Delhi HC Quashes FIR Against US Citizen Carrying Cartridge at IGI Airport(01.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while quashing FIR registered against US citizen found in possession of live ammunition at Delhi Airport, has held that conscious pos.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arms Act, Conscious Possession
Delhi HC: No Distinct Status for Rifle Association Members Under Arms Act(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that a member of a Rifles' Association or Club cannot hold more than two firearms by claiming exemption under Section 3(2) o.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Arms Act, Rifle Association
Jodhpur Based Court Acquits Salman Khan of All Charges Under Arms Act in Black Buck Poaching Case(18.01.2017)
A Jodhpur based Court has acquitted Bollywood Actor Salman Khan of all charges in Arms Act case against him in alleged poaching of two black bucks, af.....
Tags : Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jodhpur district, Salman Khan, Arms Act, Black Buck Poaching
Rajasthan HC: No Appeal Lies Against Issuance of Arms License(10.08.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that there is no provision where appeal can be entertained under Section 18 of the Arms Act against an order of issuance.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Arms Act, Appeal
Guj. HC: Licensing Authority Can’t Discriminate Among Co-Accused Persons in Renewal of Arms Licenses(25.08.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that a licensing authority under the Arms Act cannot discriminate between two co-accused persons by renewing the license o.....
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Delhi HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against French Tourist Over Bullets in Bag(16.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash FIR under Arms Act against of a French tourist going to Goa via Delhi and Mumbai, after three live cartridges we.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, French tourist, live cartridges, Arms Act
Judgments
Hitting with a gun not the same as shooting with one(24.06.2016)
The Madras High Court deleted a charge under Section 25 of the Arms Act against an accused who attacked the complainant physically with a gun.
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Tags : arms act, assault, simple injury