HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30884 of 2025 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. The firearm license of the petitioner has been cancelled by the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Moradabad vide order dated 24.12.2014 on the ground that certain criminal cases are pending against the petitioner. Aggrieved with the aforesaid order, petitioner filed appeal which was rejected by the respondent No.3/Commissioner, Moradabad Division Moradabad vide order dated 10.07.2015. 2. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that since the petitioner has been acquitted in the criminal cases on account of which the license has been cancelled. Thereafter the petitioner has been acquitted by the Trial Court in case Crime No.111 of 2010 under Section 302/34, 307/34, 504/506 I.P.C. and Section 7 of Criminal Law Amrndment Act vide order dated 06.09.2023, he moved an application for restoration of firearm license which was rejected by the respondent No.2 vide order dated 07.02.2024. 3. Nothing has been stated in the entire writ petition regarding latches. 4. At this stage, a prayer has been made by learned counsel for Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Sharma, Bhagwan Dutt Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Mahesh Chandra Sharma .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) the petitioner to dismiss the present petition with liberty to file fresh petition. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed. September 8, 2025 saqlain WRIC No. 30884 of 2025 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad