IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6350 of 2004 RANDHIR KUMAR RANA SON OF RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NARAINPUR, P.S. JANKI NAGAR, DISTRICT- PURNEA ---- PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PURNEA. 3. THE DISTRICT ARMS MAGISTRATE, PURNEA. – RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4/ 31-03-2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 26.02.2004 (Annexure-6) passed by respondent District Magistrate, whereby the prayer made on his behalf for grant of licence under the provisions of The Arms Act, has been rejected In terms of section 18 of the said Act, order impugned is appeallable. Apparently the petitioner has approached this Court without exhausting alternative remedy of appeal. For the reasons recorded above, the present writ petition is rejected with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the appellate authority, if so advised. BTiwary/ (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)