IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.941 of 2008 BRIJ KISHORE SINGH SON OF LATE RAM TAWAKYA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAKARI, P.S. ARWAL, DISTRICT ARWAL. --- PETITIONER. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ARWAL 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ARWAL AT ARWAL 4. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, ARWAL, P.S. AT ARWAL. --- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3/ 01-05-2009 According to the petitioner he was granted licence under the Arms Act for N.P.Bore rifle being Licence No. 619/69 and he acquired a weapon there under the said licence N.P.Bore Rifle bearing No. 66 AB2829. It is stated that the petitioner has never misused his weapon. Petitioner along with others were accused in Arwal P.S.Case No.548 of 1981. The said case was committed for trial before Fast Track Court no.2, Jehanabad being Sessions Trial No. 919/92/ 83/2001. The petitioner and others were acquitted in the said case. It is the case of the petitioner that after acquittal the arms and ammunition of other accused persons were released but the petitioner’s licence and weapon were not released as the petitioner was accused in other case also. According to the petitioner, police reported that no new case is pending against him. It is also case of the petitioner even after report and recommendation of 4th respondents for release of his arms and ammunition, the same has not - 2 - been released in favour of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, I direct the District Magistrate, Arwal to consider the case of the petitioner in according to law for release of his weapon expeditiously as possible, even within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of. ( J. B. Koshy, CJ ) BTiwary/