Man With Punjab-Only Arms License Acquitted After Crossing Into Chandigarh While Asleep On Bus: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while interpreting Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959, acquitted a man who was convicted for carrying a licensed firearm into Chandigarh, holding that the act was not a deliberate breach of the law. The judgment, delivered by Justice Sanjay Vashisth, noted that the petitioner had boarded a bus from Jalandhar and accidentally entered Chandigarh while asleep, without any criminal intent or unlawful motive.…
