Allahabad High Court

YASH PUNDHIRversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

Decided: 30 September 2026
Bench: SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY

Holding

The Court permitted the petitioner to file an appeal under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959, and disposed of the writ petition with that liberty.

Summary

Petitioner Yash Pundhir filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging an order passed against him under the Arms Act, 1959. The petitioner sought liberty to file an appeal under Section 18 of the Arms Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner, Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, submitted that such liberty should be granted. The Court considered the submission and, without delving into the merits of the impugned order, allowed the petition to be disposed with liberty to file the appeal. The Court further directed that any appeal filed within three weeks from the date of the order would be decided expeditiously in accordance with law.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be granted liberty to file an appeal under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959?

Legislation cited

Arms Act, 1959 — s. 18

Subjects

Arms Act
Section 18
appeal
writ petition
High Court
liberty to appeal

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                           WRIT - C No. - 39961 of 2026

                                    Yash Pundhir
                                                                                               .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    State of U.P. and Another
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)               :     Sanjeev Kumar Pandey
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)               :     C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 36
                                               HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. Sri Sanjeev Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for petitioner, after arguing

                                    for some time fairly submits that the writ petition may be disposed of with

                                    liberty to petitioner to file an appeal under Section 18 of Arms Act, 1959

                                    against impugned order.


                                    2. Considering aforesaid submission, the writ petition is disposed of with

                                    liberty as prayed for with further observation that if any appeal is filed

                                    within a period of three weeks from today, the same shall be decided in

                                    accordance with law expeditiously.


                                                                                (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    October 1, 2026
                                    AK




Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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