Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115769 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 22853 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jitendra Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vidya Shanker Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present petition with the following prayers:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 31.01.2023, passed by District Magistrate, District- Moradabad in file No. 209/ 2019, Police Station- Bhagatpur, District- Moradabad. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that though an application was submitted by the petitioner for grant of firearm license in the year 2019 which was numbered as File No.209/2019 and on the aforesaid application, a report was submitted by the authorities before the District Magistrate, Moradabad stating therein that Case Crime No.292/10 under Sections14, 323, 504 & 506 I.P.C. is pending against the petitioner in which charge-sheet No.163/10 dated 28.06.2010 was submitted before the Court below. It is further stated that during the course of investigation, it is informed by the petitioner that there is no danger of his property or life. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the aforesaid criminal case, the petitioner was acquitted by the Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Thakurdwara, Moradabad vide judgement and order dated 11.10.2012 which has become final between the parties. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that despite the acquittal of the petitioner, the application for grant of firearm license is still pending and considerable time has already been lapsed and prays that the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Moradabad be directed to decide the aforesaid application. 3. On the other hand, it is argued by learned Standing Counsel that the respondent No.2 will take a decision in the matter expeditiously. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Moradabad to take a decision in the matter most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 17.7.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad