Sitaram Chunduri v. The State Of NCT Of Delhi

$~89 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(CRL) 3202/2024 SITARAM CHUNDURI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.Yashbir Singh, Mr.VBikias Nain and Mr.Laxit Kothari, Advocates versus THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through:

Mr.Sanjay Lao, Standing Counsel for State with Mr.Abhinav Kumar Arya and Ms.Priyam Agarwal, Advocates with SI Sumit Maan, PS IGI Airport

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

O R D E R

% 15.10.2024 1.

The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 765/2024 dated 03rd October 2024 under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station IGI Airport.

2.

The FIR was registered on the basis that a live cartridge was found in the bag of the petitioner who was travelling from the U.S.A. and had a domestic flight from Delhi to Vijaywada on 3rd October, 2024. 3.

Petitioner states that he is a software engineer and resides with his family in the U.S.A. and since possession of arms is legal in the USA for persons above 21 years of age, petitioner goes to a shooting range with his The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/07/2025 at 03:31:42

friends where there are various people who are practicing and cartridges are used for shooting practice. In that process, one live cartridge must have been mistakenly left inside the bag and it was not within the knowledge of petitioner or his conscious possession. It is submitted that on that basis quashing of the FIR is sought.

4.

Standing Counsel for the State submits that there is no other allegation or any other involvement of the petitioner. 5.

Accordingly, in these circumstances, in the interest of justice, the FIR bearing No. 765/2024 under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station IGI Airport against the petitioner stands quashed. 6.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J OCTOBER 15, 2024/SV/sc The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/07/2025 at 03:31:42