HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8047 of 2008 Date : 19.10.2011 Between : Ramesh Singh. …..Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by Public Prosecutor. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.8047 of 2008 ORDER : Petitioner is accused in Crime No.51 of 2008 on the file of Kondapuram P.S. in Kadapa District. On the allegation that he is indulging in sale of weapons, the aforesaid crime is registered for the offences under Sections 25(1,b)(a), 25(1,A), 20, 27 and 29 read with Section 30 of the Indian Arms Act. It is the case of the petitioner that he was holding valid licence to hold a pistol and 20 rounds of bullets, vide licence No.814/M/DMP-2000 No.1552853L, registered at Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh, which was also seized along with the pistol and bullets. The petitioner has filed an application in Crl.M.P.No.1579 of 2008 before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jammalamadugu, seeking directions to the Police to return the property seized from him i.e. the pistol, bullets and the licence. The said petition was dismissed on the ground that the investigation was not completed and the copy of licence is also not filed along with the said petition. Even in the present criminal petition, the learned counsel for petitioner is not in a position to say as to whether the petitioner is holding valid licence as on today, to hold the weapon, and no material is placed before this Court to that effect. In the absence of such material, I do not find any ground for grant of directions as prayed for. For the aforesaid reasons, the criminal petition is dismissed. However, if the original licence is with the respondents, it is open for the petitioner to file appropriate application for return of said document. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 19th October 2011 ajr