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Pellet gun use legal till rules allowing it held unconstitutional: Supreme Court
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The Indian Express
Pellet guns cannot be banned till legal provisions governing their use – for crowd control in exceptional circumstances – are changed, the Supreme Court said Thursday.
“Prayers are not to use pellet guns.
In exceptional cases, police regulations permit the use of pellet guns.
“One of those graded approaches includes the use of pellet guns.”
Story continues below this adCJI Kant said the petition could seek a court order framing a protocol for what can be done in such situations.