Mere registration of criminal case cannot be a ground to revoke an arms licence, the Bombay High Court has held while directing Pune Commissioner of Police to consider afresh an application of a Shiv Sena leader seeking renewal of his licence.

A division bench of Justices NH Patil and PD Naik gave the direction while hearing a petition filed by Shiv Sena leader Ajay Bhosale from Pune, challenging a February 2011 order of revocation of his arms licence passed by the Pune Police chief.