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Bare Acts
The Arms Act,1959
Section 1-46
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
Section 24
Section 24-A
Section 24-B
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
Section 28
Section 29
Section 30
Section 31
Section 32
Section 33
Section 34
Section 35
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Section 37
Section 38
Section 39
Section 40
Section 41
Section 42
Section 43
Section 44
Section 45
Section 46
Section 27- Punishment for using arms, etc.

[Note: Subs. by Act 42 of 1988, s. 6 (w.e.f. 27-5-2024) ] Whoever uses any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
[Whoever uses any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition or does any act in contravention of section 7 and such use or act results in the death of any other person, shall be punishable with death.]

Comments

When the lower Courts have been convinced ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ by the PW’s statement that the deceased died because of being fired upon by the accused, the conviction by such Courts is not bad in law and the reliance on PW need not be proved again [Hare Krishna Singh & Ors. v. State of Bihar; AIR 1988 SC 863]
     
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