Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 290 · Decided 14 March 2007
P.K. Arjunan v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 290 · [2007] 3 S.C.R. 1042
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1114/2000
- Decided
- 14 March 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106; Constitution Article 17, 47
Headnote
Kera/a Abkari Act; Ss. 55, 58 and 64: Contraband goods-Possession of large quantity of spirit by accused C appellant and others-Seizure by Police-Trial Court found accused guilty of committing crime under Section 55 of the Act and sentenced him accordingly-Affirmed by Sessions Court-Revision in regard to commission of offence in case contraband goods D found in possession of a person-The person in whose possession such goods found required to adduce sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption-A penal statute though requires to be construed strictly but a potential offence would be
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