https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183154 Possession or carrying of a sword was treated as falling within the Arms Act, 1959 because a sword is an "arm" under section 2(1)(c). Although section 4 of the 1959 Act required a notification for regulating specified arms, an earlier 1923 notification under the repealed Indian Arms Act, 1878 continued in force by operation of sections 6(b) and 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 and was deemed to apply under the re-enacted law. As a result, carrying a sword without licence in the notified area constituted an Arms Act offence and could be relied on under clause (d) of section 3(2) of the detention statute. en-us Tue, 23 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 May 2016 18:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183154 Possession or carrying of a sword was treated as falling within the Arms Act, 1959 because a sword is an "arm" under section 2(1)(c). Although section 4 of the 1959 Act required a notification for regulating specified arms, an earlier 1923 notification under the repealed Indian Arms Act, 1878 continued in force by operation of sections 6(b) and 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 and was deemed to apply under the re-enacted law. As a result, carrying a sword without licence in the notified area constituted an Arms Act offence and could be relied on under clause (d) of section 3(2) of the detention statute. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 May 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183154