Supreme Court of India

Mohmed Rafiq Abdul Rahim Shaikh v. The State of Gujarat

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Bench S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao JJ.
Decided 13 September 2018

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Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 25(1)(a), 25(1AA) r/w s. 35 – Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale, or prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition – On facts, cartridges found in the car driven by accused -1 in a drunken state – A2 was the owner of the car – Disclosure made by A1 about some more arms hidden in a bungalow of which A4 was shown as the occupier in the records – Weapons and live cartridges found inside the cellar of that house – A3 had stored the weapons and later on gave to A1 from the cellar – Conviction of A2 and A4 for commission of offence u/ss. 25(1)(a)…

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