Allahabad High Court
VIJAY PAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The court held that the petitioner may file a fresh application for an arms license under the applicable rules, provided no legal impediment exists.
Summary
The petitioner, Vijay Pal Singh, reported that his firearm had been stolen and sought to obtain a new licensed firearm. He requested the court to allow him to file an application under Rule 18 of the Arms Rules, 2016, or any other relevant provision, provided there was no legal impediment. The respondent State of U.P. raised no objection to the petition. The learned judge, after hearing counsel, disposed of the writ petition, granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh application for a new arms license, subject to the absence of any legal bar. No substantive merits of the application were decided, as the court merely directed procedural compliance.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate legal procedure for a petitioner to obtain a fresh arms license after the theft of a previously licensed firearm?
Subjects
- arms license
- firearm theft
- Arms Rules 2016
- writ petition
- procedural liberty
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 39406 of 2026
Vijay Pal Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manoj Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner's fire arm is being stolen, therefore, he wants to acquire a
licensed fire arm and prays that petitioner will file an application
probably under the provisions of Rule 18 of Arms Rules, 2016 or under
any other relevant provisions and in case there is no other legal
impediment, said application be considered in accordance with law.
3. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection.
4. In the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with
liberty to petitioner that in case a proper application is filed by the
petitioner and there is no other legal impediment, requisition for fresh
arms license be considered in accordance with law.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 30, 2026
SB
Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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