Whoever contravenes any condition of a licence or any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder, for which no punishment is provided elsewhere in this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months , or with fine which may
extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
Form of Charge
Form of Charge under section 30
I,..............(name and office of the Magistrate, etc.),hereby charge you..............(name of the accused)as follows:
That you,on or about the...............day of.............., at..............., contravened in condition, to wit,..............., of a licence or a provision of this Arms Act or a rule, to wit,..............., made thereunder, for which no punishment was provided elsewhere in this Act, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 30 of the Arms Act, 1959, and within my cognizance.
And I hereby direct that you be tried by this Court on the said charge.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 30
Section 30 provides the general penal sanction for contravention of any licensing condition or rule framed under the Arms Act for which no specific penalty is elsewhere provided, encompassing regulatory violations such as celebratory gunfire.
Differentiate between substantive illicit weapon possession under Section 25 and minor regulatory infractions under Section 30 (e.g., failure to notify change of address, delay in physical annual verification). In celebratory firing cases where no injury resulted, explore compounding or seek quashing under Section 482 CrPC / Section 528 BNSS on the ground of absence of criminal intent.