Petitioner sought return of seized firearms due to holding a valid license. He withdrew the petition, seeking liberty to pursue alternative remedies with the District Magistrate.
Liberty granted to approach the District Magistrate for redressal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15535 of 2023
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Shambhu Sharan Singh Son of Late Satya Narayan Singh, resident of Ward No.- 4, near Gorukul Vidyalaya- Mela Road Behea, Police Station - Behea, District - Bhojpur at Ara.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Md. Nadim Seraj, GP-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
5 24-09-2024
The present writ petition has been filed seeking the
following relief:-
"For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to return/hand over rifle, revolver and cartridge of the petitioner, being possessed by him on account of him having valid Arms License No.1169/1980, as also Arms Licence No.32 of 1994, which have been seized on account of lodging of Bihiya Police Station Case No.206/2018, dated 27.05.2018, inasmuch as neither the petitioner is an accused in the said case nor he was ever sent up for trial."
petitioner seeks not to press the present writ petition, however,
Patna High Court CWJC No.15535 of 2023(5) dt.24-09-2024 2/2
seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to avail such other alternative remedies as are otherwise available under the law, including that of approaching the District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara for redressal of his aforesaid grievances. Liberty, so sought, is granted.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
Kanchan,suruchi/-
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Shambhu Sharan Singh
State of Bihar through Director General of Police Govt. of Bihar, Patna
MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
As recorded by the court registry
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