Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 233 · Decided 31 October 1985
Divisional Forest OFFLCER. & Anr v. G.V. Sudhakar Rao & ORS.,
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 233 · [1985] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 680
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 752/1985
- Decided
- 31 October 1985
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, D.P. MADON (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 451, 452, 457, 482; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
FOlll!ST OFFlCE8. & Alill.. Vo G.V. SUOOAIAR HAO & OBS, OCTOBER 31, 1985 B (A,P, SEN AND D,P, MADON, JJ,] Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967, ss. 44, 45 & 58A read with ss. 20 and 29 - Power vested in the Authorised Officer to direct confiscation of seized timber or forest produce forest produce before the Authorised Officer - Whether permissible when criminal case is pending against the accused in respect of the same forest offence or when accused is acquitted of the offence. Code of Criminal Procedure, ss. 451, 452 and 457 - Power of D _Criminal Court to dispose of
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