IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1024 of 2004 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2. The Joint Secretary, Home Department (Police), Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary, Home Department (Police), Bihar, Patna……… Appellants/Respondents Versus SHIKARI SHASTRALAYA,ARMS AMMUNITION DEALER through its proprietor –Suresh Prasad Singh, son of Bhagwan Prasad Singh, Bijay, Bazar, Nawadah Police Station Nawadah, District Nawadah ……….. Respondent/Petitioner ----------- 08- 23/8/2010 Heard Mr. Syed Arshad Alam, learned Standing Counsel no.IV for the appellants, and Mr. Chittaranjan Sinha for the respondent. The appellant- State of Bihar raises a grievance with respect to the order dated 12.2.2004, passed by a learned single Judge in CWJC No.4767 of 2003, whereby the writ petition has been allowed and the writ petitioner’s licence in Form XI and XII for sale of fire-arms and cartridges has been directed to be restored. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The writ petitioner obtained licence from the State of Bihar in Form XI and XII to deal in fire-arms and cartridges, whereafter an interpolation was noticed in the relevant registers of the State Government, enhancing the quantity of fire-arms and cartridges the writ petitioner could deal with leading to cancellation of the licence. He challenged the same by preferring CWJC No.4767 of 2003, which has been allowed by the impugned order. The 2 learned single Judge has held that “…….it seems that unauthorized entries were inadvertently made in the office of the licensing authority for which no blame can be put on the petitioner.” It thus appears to us that the alterations made in the relevant registers of the State Government were at the instance of functionaries themselves, and were not attributable to the petitioner. This is an issue of fact, and the appellants have not placed before us any material in derogation of the finding of facts. We, therefore, agree with the order of the learned single Judge. 3. The appeal is dismissed. This Court will be pleased if the Secretary, Home Department, Govt. of Bihar, ensures compliance of the order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. ( S K Katriar ) ( Birendra Prasad Verma ) mrl