Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 98 · Decided 15 March 1962

Mohammadbhai Khudabux Chhipa and Another v. The State OF. Gujarat and Another(And CONNECTED. Petitions)

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1962 INSC 98 · [1962] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 875
Case number
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 226/1961
Decided
15 March 1962
Bench
P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited
Constitution Article 31(I), 32

Headnote

SUPREME COURT REPORTS 875 have been smuggled. The story subsequently men• tioned by the appellant about his journey to Tata- , nagar which has been disbelieved brings into bold belief the purpose which the appellant had in mind in travelling without a ticket. After-all, when we are dealing can consider is whether there is ground which prima facie justifies the said reasonable belief. That being so, we do not think there is any substance in the argument that the seizure was effected without a reasonable belief and so is outside section l 78A. In the result, the appeal fails and is

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