Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 93 · Decided 24 April 1973

Mahendra Singh v. State of West Bengal

Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: 1973 INSC 93 · [1974] 1 S.C.R. 62
Case number: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3/1970
Decided: 24 April 1973
Bench: I.D. DUA, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW (2-judge bench)
Outcome: Case Partly allowed
Case type: Criminal
Acts & sections cited: CrPC; Arms Act Section 25(1)(a), 27, 25

Headnote

A Arms Act, 1959, Ss. 25(1)(a) and 27-Scop< of-Posussion of arms not for B onti-social purpvse-No licence-Sentence. Practice-High Court's power to di.~miss appeal sun1n1arily-Desirability of giving rea:rpn:r-Delay in final disposal of criminal appeals~Eflect of. On receipt of information the 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 with C live cartridges and a gun. As no licence or permit for their possession was pro duced, the appellant was prosecuted

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