By observing that gun ownership is now more of a status symbol than for self-defence, the Rajasthan High Court has raised an important issue. The Arms Act aims to prevent anti-social or anti-national elements from misusing firearms while allowing law-abiding citizens to possess them for self-defence, subject to certain restrictions
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted the accused arrested in 1974 with illegal weapons while planning a dacoity and canceled the sentence of one year's rigorous imprisonment by the Additional Sessions Judge Etah after being convicted under section 25 of the Arms Act.
A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court allows a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Sujeet Sharma allowed who was accused of making a video abusing the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and sharing the same on WhatsApp.