Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 692 · Decided 3 December 2004
State of Jharkhand and ANR. v. Govind Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 692 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 651
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1405/2004
- Decided
- 3 December 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Forest Law : Indian Forest Act, 1977 (as amended by Bihar Act, 9 of 1990) Sections 52(3) and 68-Confiscation of vehicle-Release of-By imposition of fine in lieu of confisr;ation-Permissibility of-A track found loaded with coal in a protected forest area was confiscated-High Court ordered release fine in lieu of confiscation could be read into under D S.52(3)-Correctness of-Held,: When forest offence under S.2(3) is committed, it is not the value of the forest produce which is relevant but the value of the article liable for confiscation-Therefore, the vehicle may be released on payment
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