Arms Act, 1959 – Sections 25, 54 and 59; Arms Rules, 2016 – Rule 3 read with Category V of Schedule I (Part A); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 – This case involves an appeal against the rejection of a petition to quash an FIR, charge-sheet, and subsequent proceedings initiated under Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959. The appellant was accused of possessing a buttondar knife with dimensions that, according to the prosecution, violated the Arms Act and the Delhi Administration’s notification (DAD notification).
The DAD notification of 1980 regulates the manufacture, sale, or possession for sale or test of certain knives with specific dimensions. The Supreme Court noted that the charge-sheet lacked any allegation that the appellant possessed the knife for manufacture, sale, or testing, which is a prerequisite for the DAD notification to apply.