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    Patna High Court Quashes Rejection Of Rifle Licence Plea As “Cryptic”; Says DM’s Subjective Satisfaction Is Not What Matters, Orders Fresh Decision

    The Patna High Court quashed the District Magistrate’s and Divisional Commissioner’s orders refusing an N.P. bore rifle licence to a contractor, calling the reasoning cryptic, and directed the District Magistrate, Patna to reconsider the application afresh and decide it within three months.

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    No Need to Prove Threat to Life or Property for Arms Licence: Patna High Court Clarifies Law
    No Need to Prove Threat to Life or Property for Arms Licence: Patna High Court Clarifies Law
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    No Need to Prove Threat to Life or Property for Arms Licence: Patna High Court Clarifies Law

    The Patna High Court ruled that applicants need not prove any threat to life or property to seek an arms licence, saying the Arms Act imposes no such condition. It granted relief to a man awaiting a rifle licence since 2014.

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