IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.784 of 2010 JAGDISH MAHTO @ JADISH PRASAD SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 15.09.2010. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has come to this Court for quashing order dated 4.4.2008, passed in Cr.Misc.No. 2/2008 by the District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara suspending his Double Barrel Gun licence No. 741/1977 (Bhojpur). He has also prayed for quashing order dated 24.4.2009, passed in Miscellaneous case no. 2 of 2008 passed by District Magistrate, Bhojpur cancelling his Arms licence bearing no. 741and order to seize the Gun on the ground that he was made accused in Charpokhari Police Station Case No. 96/2006 u/s 302 I.P.C. and 27 Arms Act. The petitioner submits that in the aforesaid case police submitted final form on 31.7.2007 not sending him up for trial which was accepted by the court on 21.4.2009 and cognizance was taken against other accused persons, still on the letter of Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, the District Magistrate, Bhojpur cancelled his Arms licence in view of the aforesaid criminal case. State counsel submits that there is alternative remedy before the petitioner, as such, the instant writ petition is misconceived. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of 2 with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the competent authority. The authority would sympathetically consider the aspect of condoning the delay in filing the appeal. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)