Arms Act 1959 Section 37 : Arrest and searches : Save as otherwise provided in this Act, (a) all arrests and searches made under this Act or under any rules made thereunder shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the 1.[Code of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 36 : Information to be given regarding certain offences : (1) Every person aware of the commission of any offence under this Act shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse the burden of proving which shall lie upon such person, give…
Arms Act 1959 Section 35 : Criminal responsibility of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases : Where any arms or ammunition in respect of which any offence under this Act has been or is being committed are or is found in any premises,…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter VI : Miscellaneous : Section 34 : Sanction of the Central Government for warehousing of arms : Notwithstanding anything contained in the 1.[Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962)] no arms or ammunition shall be deposited in any warehouse licensed under 2.[section…
Arms Act 1959 Section 33 : Offence by companies : (1) Whenever an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, or was responsible to the company for the…
Arms Act 1959 Section 32 : Power to confiscate : (1) When any person is convicted under this Act of any offence committed by him in respect of any arms or ammunition, it shall be in the discretion of the convicting court further to direct…
Arms Act 1959 Section 31 : Punishment for subsequent offences : Whoever having been convicted of an offence under this Act is again convicted of an offence under this Act shall be punishable with double the penalty provided for the latter offence.
Arms Act 1959 Section 30 : Punishment for contravention of licence or rule : Whoever contravenes any condition of a licence or any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder, for which no punishment is provided elsewhere in this Act shall be punishable…
Arms Act 1959 Section 29 : Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same : Whoever (a) purchases any firearms or any other arms of such class or description as may…
Arms Act 1959 Section 28 : Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases : Whoever makes or attempts to make any use whatsoever of a firearm or an imitation firearm with intent to resist or prevent the lawful arrest…
Arms Act 1959 Section 27 : 1.[Punishment for using arms, etc : (1) Whoever uses any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to…
Arms Act 1959 Section 26 : 1.[Secret contraventions : (1) Whoever does any act in contravention of any of the provisions of section 3, 4, 10 or 12 in such manner as to indicate an intention that such act may not be known to any…
Arms Act 1959 Chapter V : Offences And Penalties : Section 25 : Punishment for certain offences : 1.[(1) Whoever (a) 2.[manufactures, obtains, procures], sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for sale or transfer, or has in his possession for…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24B : 1.[Prohibition as to carrying of notified arms in or through public places in disturbed areas, etc : (1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that there is extensive disturbance of public peace and tranquillity or imminent danger of such…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24A : 1.[Prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, etc : (1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that there is extensive disturbance of public peace and tranquility or imminent danger of such disturbance in any area and…
Arms Act 1959 Section 24 : Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government : The Central Government may at any time order the seizure of any arms or ammunition in the possession of any person, notwithstanding that such person is entitled by virtue…
Arms Act 1959 Section 23 : Search of vessels, vehicles for arms, etc : Any Magistrate, any police officer or any other officer specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government, may for the purpose of ascertaining whether any contravention of this Act or…
Arms Act 1959 Section 22 : Search and seizure by Magistrate : (1) Whenever any Magistrate has reason to believe (a) that any person residing within the local limits of his jurisdiction has in his possession any arms or ammunition for any unlawful purpose, or…
Arms Act 1959 Section 21 : Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasing to be lawful : (1) Any person having in his possession any arms or ammunition the possession whereof has, in consequence of the expiration of the duration of a licence or of…
Arms Act 1959 Section 20 : Arrest of persons conveying arms, etc., under suspicious circumstances : Where any person is found carrying or conveying any arms or ammunition whether covered by a licence or not, in such manner or under such circumstances as to afford…