Where any person is found carrying or conveying any arms or ammunition whether covered by a licence or not, in such manner or under such circumstances as to afford just grounds of suspicion that the same are or is being carried by him with intent to use them, or that the same may be used, for any unlawful purpose, any magistrate, any police officer or any other public servant or any person employed or working upon a railway, aircraft, vessel, vehicle or any other means of conveyance, may arrest him without warrant and seize from him such arms or ammunition.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 20
Section 20 authorizes the summary arrest without warrant of any person conveying arms or ammunition under suspicious circumstances or in a manner indicating an intention to use them for an unlawful purpose.
Cross-examine the arresting officer on the exact objective grounds constituting 'suspicious circumstances'. Demand production of the police General Diary (GD) entry logged prior to departure from the police station; if no GD entry exists and the recovery is alleged to be accidental during routine patrolling, challenge the interception as fabricated.