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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arms Act 1959 Section 29

Punishment for Knowingly Purchasing Arms, Etc., from Unlicensed Person or for Delivering Arms, Etc., to Person Not Entitled to Possess the Same

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Arms Act 1959 Section 29 is part of Arms Act 1959 - Punishment for Knowingly Purchasing Arms, Etc., from Unlicensed Person or for Delivering Arms, Etc., to Person Not Entitled to Possess the Same. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever--

(a) purchases any firearms or any other arms of such class or description as may be prescribed or any ammunition from any other person knowing that such other person is not licensed or authorised under section 5; or

(b) delivers any arms or ammunition into the possession of another person without previously ascertaining that such other person is entitled by virtue of this Act or any other law for the time being in force to have, and is not prohibited by this Act or such other law from having, in his possession the same,

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of an amount which may extend to1[three years, or with fine, or with both].

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1. Substituted by section 11, by Act 25 of 1983, w.e.f. 22-6-1983.

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What does Arms Act 1959 Section 29 provide?

Section Section 29 of the Arms Act 1959 (Punishment for Knowingly Purchasing Arms, Etc., from Unlicensed Person or for Delivering Arms, Etc., to Person Not Entitled to Possess the Same) 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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