Avtar Singh S/O. Dalip Singh Nagi v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

Megha p4_appw_73_2017.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.73 OF 2017 IN CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.4514 OF 2016 Avtar Singh S/o. Dalip Singh Nagi ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

...Respondents

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Mr. Siddharth P. Manghate for the Applicant/Petitioner. Mr. N.B. Patil, APP for the Respondent No.1-State. CORAM : A.S. OKA & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATED: 28th FEBRUARY, 2017.

P.C.:- Not on board. Taken on board.

2.

The Applicant is the Petitioner in the main Petition where the substantive prayer is for quashing the First Information Report. By the proposed amendment, the Applicant is seeking to challenge the order of suspension of arms license passed by the Commissioner of Police, Thane, in exercise of statutory powers of the Arms Act, 1959. The remedy of the Applicant is to challenge the said order by filing appropriate separate proceedings. Hence, considering the scope of the Megha 1/2

Megha p4_appw_73_2017.doc Petition, the application is rejected. However, remedy of the Applicant is expressly kept open.

(ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) (A.S. OKA, J.) Megha 2/2