JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Shri Ajay Kumar, Advocate, holding brief of Shri P. S. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Vijay Shankar along-with Shri A. P. Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State.

2. By means of present petition, petitioner is seeking for quashing of the order dated 05.04.2021 passed by the respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Fatehpur in Case No.00743 of 2021 under Section 17(3) of the Arms Act (State Vs. Suresh Singh Yadav) and order dated 14.07.2021 passed in Appeal No.00425/2021 under Section 18 of the Arms Act by the respondent no.3 namely Commissioner, Prayagraj Division, Prayagraj, P.S. Hathgaon, District Fatehpur.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that only ground for cancellation of armed license no.2579/DM (F)/Police Station Hathgaon, District Fatehpur NP Bore Rifle No.AB02-8281 is that three criminal cases has been registered against the petitioner namely Case Crime No.236 of 2017, under Section 3/7 Essential Commodity Act, 1955 and Case Crime No.237 of 2017, under Section 3/25 Arms Act and N.C.R.No.21 of 2018, under Section 323, 504 IPC. He further submits that there is no material on record to show that armed license