Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 215 · Decided 6 March 2018
The State of Karnataka & ORS. v. M/S. Vedanta Limited (Formerly Known As Sesa Sterlite Limited) & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 215 · [2018] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 348/2018
- Decided
- 6 March 2018
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 451, 457
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - ss.451 and 457 - Disposal of seized property pending trial - Seizure of illegally stocked iron ore - State filed application u/ss.451/457 CrPC seeking permission to dispose off the seized iron ore by e-tender the application vide order dated 08.05.2015 - Against the order, writ petitions filed by respondents - High Court allowed the writ petitions and directed release of the iron ore in favour of the respondents - Propriety - Held: High Court while allowing the writ
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