JAGESHWAR Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents.

(2.) COUNTER and rejoinder-affidavits have been exchanged. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties the writ petition is being finally disposed of at the admission stage.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner submitted that a licence granted under the Arms Act, cannot be cancelled on the grounds of mere involvement in a criminal case or pendency of a criminal trial and apprehension of misuse of fire arm by the licensee as mere involvement in a criminal case or apprehension of misuse of fire arm by a licensee cannot in any way affect public security or public interest. He further submitted that even in the first information report on the basis of which Case Crime No. 204 of 2005 was registered against the petitioner there is no allegation of any use of his fire arm by the petitioner.