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Surinder Singh Vs. State (Union Territory of Chandigarh) is related to
Answer: C
The case concerns section 27 of the Arms Act.
In Surinder Singh v State (UT of Chandigarh), decided by the Supreme Court on 26 November 2021, a head constable was convicted under section 307 IPC and section 27 of the Arms Act for threatening a person with his service pistol. The Court held that illegal use of a licensed weapon is not by itself an offence under section 27, which needs a breach of section 5 or section 7, and set aside the Arms Act conviction.
The case did not decide anything under sections 22, 23 or 25.
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