JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. Perused the record.

2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer :

"(a) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorary to quash the orders dated 17.2.2004 (Annexure No.1) passed by respondent no.2 and order dated 26.4.2005 (Annexure No.3) passed by respondent no.3.

(b) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of of Mandamus directing the respondents not to compel the petitioner for depositing of Arms Licence No. 1316 and Revolver before anyone."

3. As per the petition and the documents annexed with the petition, following cases were pending against the petitioner:

(a) Case Crime No. 16 of 2000, under Section 323, 307 IPC, Police Station Civil Lines Etawah, in which I.O. has submitted final report no 265 of 2001 on 14.3.2000 which was accepted by the trial Court on 2.6.2005.

(b) Case Crime No. 442 of 1999, under Section 3/4 of Goondas Act, Police Station- Civil Lines, Etawah in which a report was sent by the police to the respondent no.2, but he had returned all the papers on 8.9.1999 to the concerning Station House Officer