Manjit Kumar Singh @ Manjit Singh v. The State Of Bihar, Through Principal Secretary, Home Department, Govt. Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1878 of 2017 ====================================================== MANJIT KUMAR SINGH @ MANJIT SINGH, S/o Late Birendra Singh, Resident of Village- Kala Dumra, P.S. G.B. Nagar, District- Siwan. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Home Department, Govt. of Bihar.

2. District Arms Magistrate, Siwan.

3. District Magistrate, Siwan.

4. Superintendent of Police, Siwan.

5. S.H.O. Bhagwanpur Hat Police Station, Siwan. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinod Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sheo Shankar Prasad (Sc8) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5.

16-02-2018 Learned counsel for the petitioner informs this Court that during pendency of this writ application the arms license of the petitioner has been placed under suspension and a proceeding for cancellation of license has already been initiated against him. Prayer in the writ application is for release of the licensed pistol of the petitioner which is said to have been illegally retained by the respondents.

In view of the information furnished to the court that the arms license has already been placed under suspension and a cancellation proceeding has been initiated, this writ application has become infructuous. The petitioner will have a liberty to agitate this

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.1878 of 2017 (5) dt.16-02-2018 matter if and when his arms license is restored in accordance with law.

This writ application is dismissed as it has become infructuous.

Rajeev/- (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) U T