(1) No person, shall obliterate, remove, alter or forge any name, number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown on a firearm or ammunition .
(2) No person shall sell or transfer any firearm which does not bear the name of the maker, manufacturers number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown thereon in a manner approved by the Central Government.
(3) Whenever any person has in his possession any firearm without such name, number or other identification mark on which such name, number or other identification mark has been obliterated, removed, altered or forged, it shall be presumed unless the contrary is proved, that he has obliterated, removed, altered or forged that name, number or other identification mark:
Provided that in relation to a person who has in his possession at the commencement of this Act any firearm without such name, number or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown thereon, the provisions of this sub-section shall not take effect until after the expiration of one year from such commencement.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 8
Section 8 mandates that no firearm shall be sold, transferred, or acquired unless it bears the manufacturer's name, country of manufacture, proof marks, and distinctive identification number permanently stamped or engraved on its receiver and barrel, providing an unbroken audit trail for tracing.
Check if the recovery memo and FIR record the serial number, make, and country of origin of the firearm. If the prosecution claims the firearm is unmarked or country-made, inspect whether the weapon was sent to the FSL for chemical etching or macro-photography to restore underlying stamped markings; use discrepancies between the seizure memo description and FSL report to impeach recovery credibility.