IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12431 of 2009 Shyam Nandan Roy, Son of Late Balo Roy, Resident of Village Baro Tola Bishanpur, PS Phulwariya, District Begusarai. ---- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Munger. 3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai. ----- Respondents. ----------- 3 19.9.2011 The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 29.4.2009, passed in Arms Appeal No. 7 of 2009. The petitioner is a licence holder of a rifle. He has made an application that he may be given a licence for revolver which has been rejected on the ground that he already has a rifle. The petitioner had stated that he needed to carry a revolver because he was witness in several criminal cases and his life is in threat. Whatever be the reason, any citizen may apply for a licence under the Arms Act and unless there is some strong reason for not granting him the licence, the concerned licensing authority would not reject it for frivolous reasons. I do not find that the reasons as stated in the order dated 29.4.2009 are sufficient and reasonable for the purposes of rejecting the application of the petitioner. I, therefore, quash the order dated 29.4.2009, passed in Arms Appeal No. 7 of 2009. The 2 petitioner may apply afresh before the District Magistrate, Begusarai for grant of licence of a revolver, if he so desires. The District Magistrate, Begusarai shall make an enquiry and thereafter pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. This writ application is disposed of with the foresaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)