Poonam Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.13517 of 2014 (2) dt.08-02-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13517 of 2014 ======================================================

1. Poonam Devi wife of Ranjit Kumar Resident of village - Pokhram Parmanandpur, Navtoliya, Police Station - Murliganj, District - Madhepura .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through District Magistrate, Madhepura

2. The District Arms Officer, Madhepura

3. The In - Charge Officer ( Arm ) Collectorate, Madhepura

4. The Superintendent of Police, Madhepura .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashish Kumar Lal, A.C. to G.A. XII ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 08-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In view of the limited prayer made at the time of hearing of the writ application, the same is being disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail an alternative remedy of statutory appeal provided under section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959. If such an appeal is filed within a period of 30 days with a petition for condonation of delay in preferring the appeal, then the authority concerned shall pass an appropriate order on its own merit in accordance with law also considering the period during which this writ application remained pending before this Court.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Amin/- U