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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arms Act 1959 Section 20

Arrest of Persons Conveying Arms, Etc., Under Suspicious Circumstances

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Arms Act 1959 Section 20 is part of Arms Act 1959 - Arrest of Persons Conveying Arms, Etc., Under Suspicious Circumstances. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where any person is found carrying or conveying any arms or ammunition whether covered by a licence or not, in such manner or under such circumstances as to afford just grounds of suspicion that the same are or is being carried by him with intent to use them, or that the same may be used, for any unlawful purpose, any magistrate, any police officer or any other public servant or any person employed or working, upon a railway, aircraft, vessel, vehicle or any other means of conveyance, may arrest him without warrant and seize from him such arms or ammunition.

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What does Arms Act 1959 Section 20 provide?

Section Section 20 of the Arms Act 1959 (Arrest of Persons Conveying Arms, Etc., Under Suspicious Circumstances) is reproduced on this page as part of the Arms Act 1959. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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