IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2400 of 2008 SANJAY KUMAR PATHAK Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 05/12/2008 By order passed in the writ application the respondents were directed to consider the application of the petitioner for issue of arms license for the DBBL gun and for a revolver/pistol and dispose of the same within a fixed time. A show cause has been filed along with which an order dated 16.10.2008 of the D.M. has been annexed by which the application of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner has criminal antecedents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the criminal case on the basis of which his application for license has been rejected was compromised long back and the same ended in acquittal. He submits that information in this regard had already been submitted to the D.M but the same has not been taken into account before passing the said order dated 16.10.2008. Apparently the D.M did not consider latest position with regard to pendency of any criminal matter against the petitioner before rejecting his application on that ground. In the circumstances, petitioner is directed to file a fresh application before the D.M enclosing the order of acquittal in the criminal case with an affidavit that no other criminal case has been instituted or is pending against him. If such an application is filed by the petitioner - 2 - before the D.M, he shall review his earlier order and shall consider the same afresh in the light of the materials produced by the petitioner preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of such application. So far as this contempt application is concerned, this Court is not persuaded to proceed in the matter and the same is dropped. Kundan (J. N. Singh, J.)