KNIFE LAWS IN INDIA
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India has one of the strictest arms laws in the world. So it is normal to be concerned about the legality of buying, owning, and carrying a knife whether you are an Indian citizen or someone considering traveling to India.
There is always a general query among knife enthusiasts in India that what types of knives are legal in India and what are illegal. Most of them are generally confused before opting to buy knives online in India. So are knives legal in India, you ask?
Kirpan daggers and allowed for the Sikhs under Article 25(2)(b) of Indian Constitution, 1950.
Section 4, Arms Act 1956
Schedule I, Part-V of Arms Rules 1962
Sharp-edged and deadly weapons, namely: Swords (including sword-sticks), daggers, bayonets, spears (including; lances and javelins), battle-axes, knives (including Kirpans and Khukries) and other such weapons with blades longer than 9” or wider than 2” other than those designed for domestic, agricultural, scientific or industrial purposes, steel batton, “Zipo” and other such weapons called 'life preservers', machinery for making arms, other than category II, and any other arms which the Central Government may notify under Section 4.
Kirpans allowed for Sikhs in domestic flights of India. Its total length should be no longer than 9" (blade 6").
[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Circular no. 34/2002 (dated: 10/31/2002)]
The use of knives in the way used or if such knives result in creating a disturbance or ruptures in any way the public tranquility, peace or if such piece of weapon creates an environment of fear would also be charged under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
The use of any other weapon by any person by way of showing it or threatening it or to gain any undue advantage even without the intent of harming such person or group of such persons will be charged under Sec. 425 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Such a person will also be held liable under Sec. 268 of the Indian Penal Code under an act of public nuisance if such blade or knives creates such a situation. According to various laws made under the Indian legislatures, such as Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
Irrespective of whether a knife is a kitchen knife, or a butcher knife, it would qualify as a deadly weapon for the purposes of Sec. 397 of the IPC.
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