Which section of the Arms Act, 1959 gives a Magistrate power to order a search for and seizure of arms…
Section 22 is the Magistrate's search and seizure provision. It requires recorded reasons to believe, for example, that a person has arms or ammunition for an unlawful…
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Which section of the Arms Act, 1959 gives a Magistrate power to order a search for and seizure of arms or ammunition?
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Section 22 is the Magistrate's search and seizure provision. It requires recorded reasons to believe, for example, that a person has arms or ammunition for an unlawful purpose, or that they cannot be left in that person's possession without danger to the public peace or safety.
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Option A
Section 19 concerns demanding production of a licence.
Option B
Section 22 empowers a Magistrate, in the prescribed circumstances, to record reasons and cause a search and seizure.
Option C
Section 21 deals with depositing arms when possession ceases to be lawful.
Option D
Section 20 empowers specified officers to arrest without warrant and seize arms or ammunition carried in suspicious circumstances.
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