Arms and Ammunition Act 1857, 28 of 1857, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section XVII. If any person shall be found carrying or conveying Arms, rersons A~nmunition, Mili'cmy Stores, Sulph

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

XVII. If any person shall be found carrying or conveying Arms, rersons A~nmunition, Mili'cmy Stores, Sulphur, or Saltpetre in 7 such a manner or under such circumstai~ces as to afford 2; eumstances may be ap- just grounds of ~us~icion that the sanie are being carried prehended without warrant. by such person with intent to use the same or that the same may be used for any unlawf~11 purpose dangerous t o the public peace, ill 1 1 , peace, it shall be lawful for any of the public Officers mentio~erl in Section V of this Actg or for any other peyson, to apprehend without %.Arrant the person so ca~rying or colzveying such Arms, Ammunition, Milidary Stores, Sulphur, or Saltpetre, and to detain such person in custody in Procedure if apprcorder that he may be dealt with according to law. If any hended `l?y` other than person be apprehended by a perm~i not being a Magistrate; S%agistxates, &c. Deputy Magistrate, or Assiska,~-d to a Ma.gisti.ate, or Police Officer, he shali be deliq red over as soon as possible to P a Police Oflicer ; and all persons apprelzended by or delivered to a Police Officer under tile provisions of tkis Act shall be carried before a Magistrate or other Olgicer competent by law to punish him for the offence or to commit him for trial. XGrIII. WB-~enever the Governor General in Council or the ExeGovernment may cutive Government shall consider it necessary so to prohibit sale of 6ul- do, klzey nlay by order prohihi'c the sde of Sulphur. phur; and any person selling Sulphur cont4rary to ynch order shall be liable, on conviction before a Magistrate, to a Peualty. penalty not exceeding five hundred Rupees ; and ail Si~Lphur belonging to such person shall be confiscated if the convicting `X` agistrate shdl so adjudge.

Source: India Code