Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 285 · Decided 8 April 2024
Khengarbhai Lakhabhai Dambhala v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 285 · [2024] 4 S.C.R. 606
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1547/2024
- Decided
- 8 April 2024
- Bench
- BELA M. TRIVEDI, PANKAJ MITHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 451; Constitution Article 226, 227, 451
Headnote
Appellant's vehicle was seized under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 as the driver of the vehicle was found carrying liquor beyond permissible limit. Appellant approached the High Court by filing Special Criminal Application under Articles 226/227 of release of the seized vehicle, without first approaching concerned court under Section 451 CrPC. Whether High Court was justified in dismissing the Special Criminal Application filed by the Appellant under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India. Directly invoking writ jurisdiction
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