https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=158408 Handing over licensed firearms to an unlicensed independent repairer at his own workshop can, at least prima facie, amount to delivery into another person's possession under the Arms Act. The Supreme Court treated possession as involving physical custody or effective control, together with consciousness and dominion, rather than a narrow legal abstraction. It also noted that, at the charge-framing stage, the Magistrate need only see whether the materials disclose grounds for presuming the offence. On the alleged facts, removal of the firearms from the licensed premises also prima facie attracted breach of licence conditions under Section 30. en-us Thu, 23 Aug 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=158408 Handing over licensed firearms to an unlicensed independent repairer at his own workshop can, at least prima facie, amount to delivery into another person's possession under the Arms Act. The Supreme Court treated possession as involving physical custody or effective control, together with consciousness and dominion, rather than a narrow legal abstraction. It also noted that, at the charge-framing stage, the Magistrate need only see whether the materials disclose grounds for presuming the offence. On the alleged facts, removal of the firearms from the licensed premises also prima facie attracted breach of licence conditions under Section 30. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Aug 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=158408