CHARENJIT SINGH BAKSHI vs STATE NCT OF DELHI

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$~35 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 27th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 452/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1795/2026 CHARENJIT SINGH BAKSHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajad Khokher, Advocate. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State with SI Manoj Kumar, PS IGI Airport. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The present petition seeks quashing of FIR No.576/2025 dated 17.08.2025, registered at P.S. IGI, Airport for commission of offence under Section 30 of Arms Act, 1959, along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom. 2. Briefly stated, the case of prosecution is that on 16.08.2025, the petitioner, who intended to travel from Delhi to Hong Kong, checked his baggage and when the image of his bag appeared on inline baggage screening monitor, it was suspected containing undeclared ammunition. 3. The suspicion resulted in physical search and during such search of his bag, one live cartridge with “KF 7.65” engraved on the base was recovered and it was in the abovesaid backdrop of the facts that a case under Section 30 of Arms Act, 1959 was registered against the accused. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA CRL.M.C. 452/2026 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:28.01.2026 14:22:19 4. Petitioner seeks quashing of the abovesaid FIR, primarily, for the following reasons:- a) The petitioner holds a valid arms license issued by the Licensing Unit, and the bullet in question pertains to the same licensed firearm of the petitioner. b) The petitioner had mistakenly carried a small pouch in which the cartridge was already lying and forgot to thoroughly check the said pouch, which was kept in his luggage, in the rush to catch the flight. c) The act of carrying the cartridge was not deliberate but occurr