IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15002 of 2009 RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, S/O LATE GANESH SINGH, R/O VILL- BIRHANPUR(KAITHI), P.S. NASRIGANJ(KACHHAWAN), DISTT.- ROHTAS ………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ROHTAS AT SASARAM. 4. THE SUPERIENTENDENT OF POLICE, ROHTAS. 5. THE OFFICER -IN CHARGE, NASRIGANJ (KACCHAWAN), P.S. ROHTAS. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 25.01.2010 Petitioner has filed this writ application challenging the order dated 12.12.2005 passed by the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram rejecting the application of the petitioner for grant of arms licence. By order dated 12.8.2008, the Commissioner, Patna Division has also reject the appeal of the petitioner. From the order of the District Magistrate, it appears that, to dispose of large number of applications for arms licence within stipulated time, he had prepared a questionnaire and had given it wide publicity, to enable the applicants to furnish necessary information for consideration of their application. The petitioner failed to submit those informations in response to the questionnaire. Therefore, his 2 application was rejected. In the appeal before the Commissioner, Patna Division, no one appeared for the petitioner. Therefore, the Commissioner, Patna Division perused the records and found that the petitioner had failed to furnish necessary information to the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram, on account of which the District Magistrate had rejected the application of the petitioner for licence. Therefore, the Commissioner, Patna Division did not find any merit in the appeal of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner was having licence and was having a double barrel gun in his name. Upon his death the gun was deposited with an authorize dealer and the petitioner applied for licence so that he could get the gun transferred on his licence. He submits that petitioner was, at relevant time, indisposed, on account of which he could not furnish the necessary information to the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram. He submits that another opportunity may be granted to the petitioner to satisfy the authorities in 3 respect of his claim for grant of licence. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner gives liberty to apply afresh for arms licence before the authorities giving detailed reasons for requirement of the same. He may also furnish any other necessary information which the authority may require upon submission of the application, and after furnishing the necessary information by him, his application should be considered by the authorities in accordance with law, without being prejudiced by the rejection of his earlier application, preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of the application by the petitioner along with a copy of this order. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of with the aforesaid order. Arvind/ (J. N. Singh, J.)