law: Arms Act, 1959
  25. Punishment for certain offences- [Note: Subs.
  
  by Act 25 of 1983, s. 8 ( w.e.f . 22-6-1983) ]
  (1) Whoever-
  (a) Manufactures
  
  sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for
  
  sale or transfer, or has in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion,
  
  repair ,test or proof, any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5; or
  
  
  (b) shortens the
  
  barrel of a firearm or converts an imitation firearm into a firearm in
  
  contravention of section 6; or
  (c) [ Note: Omitted
  
  by Act 42 of 1988, s. 5 ( w.e.f . 27-5-1988) ]
  (d) bring into, or
  
  takes out of India, any arms or ammunition of any class or description in
  
  contravention of section 11, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
  
  shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and
  
  shall also be liable to fine.
  [ (1A) [ Note: Renumbered and Ins. by s. 5,
  
  ibid. ( w.e.f . 27-5-1988) Whoever acquires, has in
  
  his possession or carries any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in
  
  contravention of section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to ten years and
  
  shall also be liable to fine.
  [(1AA) Whoever manufactures, sells, transfers,
  
  converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for sale or transfer
  
  or has in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof,
  
  any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7
  
  shall be punishable with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to
  
  fine.]
  [(1AAA)] [ Note: Renumbered and Ins. by s.
  
  5, ibid. ( w.e.f . 27-5-1988) Whoever has in
  
  contravention of a notification issued under section 24A in his possession or
  
  in contravention of a notification issued under section 24B carries or
  
  otherwise has in his possession, any arms or ammunition shall be punishable
  
  with imprisonment for a term whish shall not be less than [ [Note: Subs. by
  
  Act 39 of 1985, s. 2 for certain words.] three years, but which may extend
  
  to seven years] shall also be liable to fine.
  (IB) Whoever-
  (a) acquires, has in
  
  his possession or carries any firearm or ammunition in contravention of
  
  section3, or
  (b) shortens the
  
  barrel of a firearm or converts an imitation firearm in any place specified by
  
  notification under section 4 any arms of such class or description as has been
  
  specified in that notification in contravention of that section ; or
  (c) sells or transfer
  
  any firearm which does not bear the name of the maker stamped or otherwise
  
  shown thereon as required by sub-section (2) of section 8 or does any act in
  
  contravention of sub-section (1) of that section; or
  (d) being a person to
  
  whom sub-clause (ii) or sub-section (iii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 9 applies, acquires, has in his possession or carries any firearms or
  
  ammunition contravention of that section;
  (e) sells or
  
  transfers, or converts, repairs, tests or proves any firearm or ammunition in
  
  contravention of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 9; or
  (f) brings into, or
  
  takes out of, India, any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 10; or
  (g) transport any arms
  
  or ammunition in contravention of section 12; or
  (h) fails to deposit
  
  arms or ammunition as required by sub-section (2) of section 3, or sub-section
  
  (1) of section 21; or
  ( i )
  
  being a manufacturer of, or dealer in, arms or ammunition, fails, on being
  
  required to do so by rules made under section 44, to maintain a record or account
  
  or to make therein all such entries as are required by such rules or
  
  intentionally makes a false entry therein or prevents or obstructs the
  
  inspection of such record or account or the making of copies of entries there
  
  from or prevents or obstructs the entry into any premises or other place where
  
  arms or ammunition are or is manufactured or kept or intentionally fails to
  
  exhibit or conceals such arms or ammunition or refuses to point out where the
  
  same are or is manufactured or kept, Shall be punishable with imprisonment for
  
  a term which shall not be less than [
   [Note: Subs. by Act 39
  
  of 1985, s. 2 for "six months".] one year] but which may extend to three
  
  years and shall also be liable to fine:
  Provided that Court may for any
  
  adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment impose a sentence
  
  of imprisonment for a term of less than [one year]
  (IC) [ Note : Ins. by s. 2, ibid.] Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1B), whoever commits an offence punishable
  
  under that sub-section in any disturbed are shall be punishable with
  
  imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may
  
  extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
  Explanation - For the purposes of
  
  this sub-section, :"disturbed area" means any area declared to be a
  
  disturbed area under any enactment, for the time being in force, making
  
  provision for the suppression of disorder and restoration and maintenance of
  
  public order, and includes any areas specified by notification under section 24A
  
  or section 24B.]
  (2) Whoever being a person to whom sub-clause
  
  (I) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 9 applies, acquires, has in his
  
  possession or carries any firearm or ammunition in contravention of that
  
  section shall be punishable with imprisonment for term which may extend to one
  
  year, or with fine or with both.
  (3) [ Note: Subs. by Act 25 of 1983, s. 8 (w.e.f . 22-6-1983) ] Whoever sells or transfers any
  
  firearm, ammunition or other arms-
  ( i )
  
  without informing the district magistrate having jurisdiction or the officer in
  
  charge of the nearest police station, of the intended sale or transfer of the
  
  firearm, ammunition or other arms; or
  (ii) before the
  
  expiration of the period of forty five days from the date of giving such
  
  information to such district magistrate or the officer in charge of the police
  
  station.
  In contravention of the provisions of clause
  
  (a) or clause (b) of the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5, shall be
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five hundred
  
  rupees, or with both].
  (4) Whoever fails to deliver-up a license when
  
  so required by the licensing authority under sub-section (1) of section 17 for
  
  the purpose of varying the conditions specified in the license or fails to
  
  surrender a license to the appropriate authority under sub-section (10) of that
  
  section on its suspension or revocation shall be punishable with imprisonment
  
  for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of an amount which may
  
  extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
  (5) Whoever, when required under section 19 to
  
  give his name and address, rupees, refuses to give such name and address to
  
  gives a name or address which subsequently transpires to be false shall be
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with
  
  fine of an amount which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.