Whoever acquires, has in his possession or carries any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment ... your possession or carried prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition, namely,..............., in contravention of section 7 of the Arms Act, 1959, and thereby committed an offence
this Court on the said charge.
(2) Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment ... used prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition, namely,..............., in contravention of section 7 of the Arms Act, 1959, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section
notification in the Official Gazette, specify to be prohibited ammunition; (i) prohibited arms means (i) firearms so designed or adapted that, if pressure is applied ... firearms and such other arms as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify to be prohibited arms; (j) public servant
Section 7 in The Arms Act, 1959
7. Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition ... possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof, any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition unless he has been specially authorised by the Central Government
Section 14 in The Arms Act, 1959
14. Refusal of licences.
(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 13, the licensing authority shall refuse to grant ... section 5 where such licence is required in respect of any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition; (b) a licence in any other case under Chapter
offences relating to arms, the Act did
not make any distinction between offences
involving ordinary arms and the more lethal
prohibited arms and prohibited ammunition ... Government in
this behalf."
16. In the definition clause prohibited ammunitions
and prohibited arms have been defined respectively
under Section 2 , sub-Sections
offences relating to arms, the
Act did not make any distinction between offences
involving ordinary arms and the more lethal prohibited
arms and prohibited ammunitions ... Arms
Act prescribes a death penalty in the event the arm or weapon
concerned stands out to be a prohibited arm, user of which results
mind, is that the former makes a distinction between prohibited arms and non-prohibited arms, while in the latter there is no such distinction ... possess prohibited arms. Section 7 makes it clear that there is no absolute prohibition against giving a licence for a prohibited arm, and whenever such
arms or ammunition to contravention of Section 5 of the Arms Act, 1959.
To acquire, have in possession or carry any prohibited arms or prohibited
Arms Act is concerned that relates to prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition ... prohibited arms are defined under Section 2(1)(i) of the Arms Act and this Section clearly spells out that prohibited arms would be such
