Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Arms Act, 1959

On 7.4.1988, the Police apprehended the appellant on the G.T. Road on suspicion, and he was found carrying a 12 bore country-made pistol without licence or permit. The District Magistrate issued sanction for prosecuting the appellant for an offence under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959. The J.

Ayub @ Pappu Khan Nawab Khan Pathan Vs. S.N. Sinha & ANR [1990] INSC 239 (21 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 239 SC

The Petitioner was detained under section 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. The grounds were served within time and referred to 3 crimes registered in various police stations, on the allegation that the petitioner and his associates armed with deadly weapons committ.

Abdul Razak Nannekhan Pathan Vs. Police Commissioner, Ahmadabad & ANR [1989] INSC 212 (27 July 1989)

Judgement Date : july/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

By the present petition the Petitioner challenged the legality and validity of the detention order passed by the Respondent against him under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985. The detenu was arrested and kept in Sabarmati Central Jail on 5.10.1988. The deten.

Rashidmiya @ Chhava Ahmedmiya Shaik Vs. Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad & ANR [1989] INSC 184 (5 May 1989)

Judgement Date : may/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

The petitioner was detained, under an order passed by the detaining authority under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act, 1985, with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. The detaining authority reached his.

Ranjit Singh Vs. Union of India [1980] INSC 192 (26 September 1980)

Judgement Date : september/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

In 1950, the State Government issued a manufacturing licence renewable every year to the petitioners for the manufacture by hand of a specified number of guns per month. The guns were however not proof-tested. After the Arms Act 1959, came into force, the government insisted that the guns manu.

Supdt. & Remembrancer of Legal Affairs West Bengal Vs. Anil Kumar Bhunja & Ors [1979] INSC 156 (23 August 1979)

Judgement Date : august/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

The prosecution alleged that the police officers of the appellant state while investigating a case discovered a workshop run by a mechanic who was then actually working on a revolver. Several other guns, revolvers and rifles were found in the workshop and all these fire-arms were seized. The mech.

Mahendra Singh Vs. State of West Bengal [1973] INSC 92 (24 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

On receipt of information the police searched the appellants house on May 14, 1968. In the central room of that house there was an almirah of which the key was produced by the appellant and handed over to the Inspector of Police. When the almirah was opened with the key it was found to contain a bag.

Neel & Nirenjan Majumdar Vs. The State of West Bengal [1972] INSC 147 (23 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

The combined effect of section 6 and 24 of the General Clauses Act is that a notification of 1923 issued under section 15 of the Arms Act, 1878 prohibiting the acquisition, possession or carrying of arms other than fire arms without a licence, not only continued to operate but has to be deemed to ha.

S. K. Kedar Vs. State of West Bengal [1972] INSC 130 (2 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

In exercise of the powers conferred under s. 3(1) and (3) of the, West Bengal (Prevention of Violent Activities) Act, 1970 the District Megistrate passed an order detaining the petitioner with a view to prevent him from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. The grounds o.

Nishi Kanta Mondal Vs. StateWest Bengal [1972] INSC 110 (18 April 1972)

Judgement Date : april/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

The petitioner was detained under s. 3 of the West Bengal (Prevention of Violent Activities) Act, 1970 (President's Act 19 of 1970) as he was acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. The particulars supplied to the, petitioner showed that he and his associates hurled bo.

Pabitar Singh Vs. State of Bihar [1972] INSC 92 (22 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

The appellant and another, Loco employees of the Railway, were in joint occupation of certain quarters consisting of a bed.-room and a kitchen. 'They were charged with offences under ss. 25 and 26 of ',he Indian Arms Act, 1959. The trial court convicted both the accused. The first appellate.

Ananta Mukhi, @ Ananta Hari Vs. State of West Bengal [1972] INSC 43 (3 February 1972)

Judgement Date : february/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Petitioner, through Jail, filed a writ petition under art. 32 for a writ of babe as corpus. He was ordered to be detained u/s. 3 of West Bengal (Prevention of Violent Activities) Act, 1970, with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or the mai.

State of West Bengal Vs. Ashok Dey & Ors [1971] INSC 315 (19 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 315 SC

The respondents were detained under the West Bengal (Prevention of Violent Activities) Act, 1970. In writ petitions before the High Court they challenged the constitutional validity of the Act on the following grounds: (1) that it was not a law made by Parliament as contemplated by Art. 22(7) of.

Shyamal Mondal Vs. State of West Bengal [1971] INSC 231 (1 September 1971)

Judgement Date : september/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

The petitioner was detained under an order dated March 2, 1971 passed by the District Magistrate, 24-Pargana, West Bengal, under sub-s. (i) read with sub-s. (3) of s. 3 of the West Bengal (Prevention of Violent Activities) Act, 1970. The order stated that the District Magistrate was satisfied tha.