Supreme Court of India
State of M.P. v. Ayub Khan
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the Chief Judicial Magistrate as well as the Sessions Court have committed an error in the manner in which sentence has been awarded and the High G Court has committed a grievous error in not awarding the proper sentence after having found the accused guilty under Section 25(1 )(a) of the Arms Act.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
ARMS ACT, 1959: s. 25(1 )(a) - Unauthorised possession of arms - c Punishment - Held: Proliferation of arms and ammunition, whether licensed or not, in the country disrupts the social order and development, vitiates law and order situation, directly contributes towards lethality of violent acts which needs to be curbed - Taking into consideration all these aspects, including the national interest and safety of the citizens, the Legislature in its wisdom has prescribed a minimum mandatory sentence (imprisonment for a term 'not less than three years' - Once the accused was found guilty of the
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