IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14040 of 2006 Bhola Nath Singh, son of late Ram Narayan Singh, resident of Mohalla Mathuria, Police Station Laheri and District Bihar Sharif (Nalanda)….. …Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, 2. Deputy Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, 3. Home Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.. ..Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Parth Sarthy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shantanu Kumar, AC to AAG-VI …………. 4 26.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks quashing of the order bearing no.12785 Patna, dated 9.11.2002 issued under the signature of the Deputy Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, whereby a decision has been taken to cancel the Arms Licence Nos. 11/ 1997 and 10/1997 of the petitioner. However, it has been submitted that the licences were cancelled by the authority on the pretext that the petitioner was involved in certain criminal case wherein charges were framed under Sections 465, 467, 2 468, 471, 472, 420 of I. P.C. and 29 of the Arms Act. However, learned counsel submits that subsequently a judgment of acquittal has been passed in favour of the petitioner as contained in Annexure-6. Thus, he had represented for renewal/revival of the licences which were cancelled by the authorities vide Annexure-5. Petitioner has filed supplementary affidavit appending therewith certain documents showing subsequent development and as the concerned Superintendent of Police has recommended that the licences could be revived after his acquittal. However, the District Magistrate while writing a letter as contained in Annexure-12 was not agreeable to the same. Time was granted to the State to file counter affidavit on 28.1.2009 and on 11.07.2011, however, no counter affidavit has been filed till date. As such, this case has to be disposed of without consideration of any counter affidavit. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submitted that respondent no.1 i.e., the State of Bihar through the Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna could be directed to take a decision with regard to the 3 renewal/revival of the licences of the petitioner in the changed circumstance. Petitioner is also agreeable to that. As a result, this application is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a representation appending all the copies of the necessary documents for the consideration before the Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. If such a representation is filed along with a copy of this order, then that should be considered in accordance with law and a decision should be taken in this regard within three months thereafter by passing a reasoned order. The decision taken should also be communicated to the petitioner. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)