IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6544 of 2009 MD.IMAMUDDIN,son of late Sk. Haji Jamiruddin, resident of village- Gogi Pothia, P.S. Simraha, District- Araria. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The District Magistrate-cum-District Arms Magistrate, Araria. ----------- 2. 22.5.2009 The petitioner is aggrieved by the non-renewal of his arms licences; one relating to 32 bore revolver and other relating to 12 bore single barrel gun, both of which are standing since long. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier the same has not been renewed apparently for the reasons that a criminal case was instituted against the petitioner by his relations, but now the said criminal case has been decided in his favour in which the petitioner and his son have been acquitted, yet the licensing authority, the District Magistrate, Araria has not renewed his arms licences. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with the direction to the District Magistrate, Araria to consider and dispose of the applications for renewal of arms license of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)