Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1100 · Decided 24 September 1996
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Swaropchandra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1100 · [1996] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 684
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1380/1988
- Decided
- 24 September 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K. VENKATASWAMI, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 102, 103; Constitution Article 254
Headnote
M.P. Ven Upaj Vyapar Viniyaman (Adhiniyam), 1969/ForestAc~ 1927: C Ss. 19(1)(b), 22/s.52 and 53 (as amended by State Amendment Act 9 of 1965). Seizure of truck with fore st produce-Confiscation of trnck-Wlit peti­ tion-High Cowt holding that State Act did not provide for confiscation of occupied the field in respect of confiscation of vehicles etc. and the procedure thereunder, the Legislature had not expressly provided such procedure again for confiscation under the State Act-High Court erred in holding that by operation of s. 22, the vehicle used for
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