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1. By way of this petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 14/2025 dated 19.01.2025, registered at Police Station IGI Airport, New Delhi, under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 [“the Act”].

2. I have heard Mr. Nitesh K. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. Manjeet Arya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. Ms. Arya has handed over a status report dated 16.04.2026, which is taken on record.

4. The petitioner, who was then 22 years old, was travelling from Delhi to Indore on 18.01.2025 when he was found to be carrying one live cartridge. Upon interrogation, the petitioner stated that he had no information about the said cartridge and was released on furnishing a personal bond.

5. The FIR was registered on 19.01.2025, and the petitioner joined the investigation on 27.01.2025. He stated that the cartridge belonged to his maternal uncle, Mr. Harpreet Singh, who holds a valid arms license, and that the same was purchased from Bharat Gun House, Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand.

6. It is stated in the status report that, Mr. Harpreet Singh’s statement has been reco