Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 17(3)(b) Arms Act | Pending FIRs Alone Cannot Justify Arms Licence Revocation; Authorities Must Prove Public Safety Risk : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that authorities cannot revoke or deny renewal of an arms licence merely due to pending criminal cases. They must record specific, evidence-based findings that the licensee’s continued possession poses a real and imminent threat to public peace or safety, upholding natural justice and proportionality in administrative action.