Explosive - Indian Laws - General

Word Explosive As per Concise Oxford Dictionary explosive means - tending to expand suddenly with loud noise; tending to cause explosion (The ). In the Explosives Act, the terms explosive has been defined as follows: 4. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the Definitions, subject or context,- (1) explosive (a) means gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, guncotton, blasting powders, fulminate of mercury or of other metals, coloured fires and every other substance, whether similar to those above- mentioned or not, used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion, or a pyrotechnic effect; and (b) includes fog-signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets, percussion-caps, detonators, cartridges, ammunition of all descriptions, and every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as above defined; MOHAMMAD USMAN MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN MANIYAR ANR. VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - 1981 (3) TMI 265 - SUPREME COURT