Arms Act, 1959 · Chapter VI: Miscellaneous

Section 39: Previous sanction of the district magistrate necessary in certain cases

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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 39

• State of NCT of Delhi v. Raj Kumar @ Lovepreet @Lovely
  2024 INSC 113 January 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  The High Court granted default bail to the respondent u/s. 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Whether the High Court committed an error in allowing the petition and granting default bail to the respondent.

• Mohammad Irfan v. State of Karnataka
  2022 INSC 66411 July 2022Dismissed
• Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr v. Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum Etc
  2019 INSC 7245 July 2019Disposed of
• Mohd. Farooq Abdul Gafur and Another v. State of Maharashtra
  2009 INSC 10196 August 2009Disposed of
• Shankar Narayan Bhadolkar v. State of Maharashtra
  2004 INSC 1489 March 2004Partly allowed
• Mohd. Zahid v. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi
  1998 INSC 2195 May 1998Allowed
• Vijender v. The State of Delhi
  1997 INSC 13712 February 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• Karan Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.)
  1996 INSC 117610 October 1996Dismissed