Arms Act Archives

J&K HC | Preventive detention order when accused already in custody cuts down the roots of State Act affecting the course of legal procedure; detention order quashed

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: In this petition filed before Rashid Ali Dar, J., an order passed by District Magistrate, Baramulla was

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Del HC | Sentence for different offences under IPC and Arms Act to run concurrently and not consecutively if they form part of same transaction

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. modified the order of sentence imposed on petitioner and directed that the sentences shall run concurrently and

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Witness may lie but not the circumstances; charges against accused dropped for lack of evidence

Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Vipin Sinha and Ifaqat Ali Khan, JJ. dismissed the appeal as the applicant failed

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Conviction based on informant’s inference as to the presence of accused is not permissible in law

Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the conviction

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Licensing Authority has to adhere to the conditions provided in the Arms Act for refusing grant of an Arms Licence

Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of KL Wadane, J. heard a criminal writ petitioner challenging the order of the

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If a matter concerns life and liberty of a person, court can use its inherent powers to order quick & proper investigation

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition under Section 482 CrPC was filed by the petitioner to conduct proper investigation in FIR