Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1310 · Decided 18 November 2008
MOHD. Ashique v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1310 · [2008] 16 S.C.R. 136
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1834/2008
- Decided
- 18 November 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 227
Headnote
Indian Forest Act, 1927 - ss.61, 61A to 61G - Forest c bffence - Transportation of illicitly felled wood - Confiscation of offending vehicle - Challenge to - Held: Not tenable - Provisions for confiscation have been made as a deterrent object so that felling of trees and D The truck of Appellant was confiscated by the ' Maharashtra forest officials under s.61A of the Indian • Forest Act, 1927 after it was allegedly found involved in the forest offence of transporting illicitly felled wood. Appellant challenged the order of confiscation but his E plea was
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