Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 513 · Decided 2 May 2007
Kailash Prasad Yadav and ANR. v. State of Jharkhand and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 513 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 1150
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 659/2007
- Decided
- 2 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Essential Commodities Act, 1955-ss.3 & 6A(l)(c): -~ c Vehicle carrying wheal belonging lo FCI-Order of confiscation- Allegation of State that the vehicle owners abetted a fair price shop dealer appointed under the 2001 Order-Held: The 2001 Order does not deal with a matter dealing in wheal or clear finding in regard to D violation of an order made under s.3 of the Act, order of confiscation not warranted-Public Distribution System (Controlj Order, 2001. Appellants owned a truck. The truck was hired for transportation of foodgrains. It was allegedly carrying wheat belonging to the
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