Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 158 · Decided 2 April 2012
State of Kerala & ANR. v. P.V. Mathew (Dead) BY L.RS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 158 · [2012] 2 S.C.R. 673
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3337/2012
- Decided
- 2 April 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Wild Life Protection Act
Headnote
KERALA FOREST ACT, 1961: A B s.52 read with s.2(f) (as amended by Amendment Act 23 c of 1974), s,61 A (as inserted by Amendment Act 28 of 1975 and s. 69 - Confiscation of vehicle used in committ:ng a forest offence - Vehicle confiscated on the allegation that the same was used by the offenders to elephant and to transport the tusks therein - Held: It is significant to note D that the definition of ''forest produce" in s. 2(f) does not include any part of living or dead wild animals which is being taken care of by the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Consequent to the amendment of
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