IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5455 of 2007 Tunna Prasad, son of late Hukumchand Mahto, R/O village-Lodipur, P.s.Nagarnausa,Distt-Nalanda, Petitioner. Versus 1. The Stat of Bihar 2. Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna 3. District Magistrate, Nalanda 4. Superintendent of Police, Nalanda 5. Officer-in-charge, Nagarnausa P.S. Distt- Nalanda. —Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kumar For the State : AC to GA-VII --- 2. 30.1.2009. Petitioner had arms licence no.1/77. Station Diary Entry No.94 dated 5.2.2000 was made, which alleged that despite prohibitory order he was moving with his arms during the period of election. A show cause notice was given to him and on consideration of the same, the District Magistrate revoked his licence. Aggrieved by the same, he preferred appeal and the Commissioner, affirmed the order of the District Magistrate and dismissed the appeal In this writ application, prayer of the petitioner is to quash the aforesaid orders of the District Magistrate and the Commissioner. Mr. Anjanui Kumar appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that in the absence 2 of any substantive case against the petitioner, the licence ought not to have been revoked. I do not find any substance in the submission of the learned counsel. Station Diary Entry shows that petitioner was wandering in the locality on the date of the election while prohibitory order under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was in force. Such a report was made by the Superintendent of Police. Petitioner was given show cause notice to which he replied and on consideration of the same, the District Magistrate had revoked the licence which order has been affirmed in the appeal I do not find any error in the orders impugned. Application stands dismissed. ahk (C. K. Prasad,ACJ)