Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 148 · Decided 7 May 1976
State of Andhra Pradesh v. Bathu Prakasa Rao
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 148 · [1976] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 100/1976
- Decided
- 7 May 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Practice and procedure-Findings of fact by High Court-Supreme Court's interference, when called for. ' Essential Commodities Act, 1955, s. 6·A. Validity of confiscation proceedings .1 by Distri<:t Revenue Officer. r The respondent-rice-millers obtained permits under clause (3) of the "broken rice" from Andhra Pradesh to Kerala. but were intercepted for allegedly transporting "whole rice" for "broken rice". The rice was seized, and samples analysed in the presence of the District Revenue Officer who ordered confiscation of the esti­
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