New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Holding an arms licence is not useful if one cannot keep ammunition for it, a Delhi court has said while dismissing an appeal against the discharge of a man accused of carrying live cartridges in his bag at the Delhi airport.

Additional Sessions Judge Deepti Devesh was hearing a criminal appeal by the prosecution against the August 2023 order of a magisterial court, which had discharged the man booked under Section 25 of the Arms Act.

Section 25 prescribes penalties for a wide range of offences related to the illegal possession, acquisition, sale, or transfer of firearms and ammunition. Show Full Article

In an order dated October 28, the court said, “Holding an arms licence is not much useful if the accused cannot keep ammunition for use with the said arm.” “The

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