Supreme Court Alters Conviction and Sentence in Excise Act Case Due to Misapplication of Legal Provisions. The court found that the applicable provision for possession of illicit liquor was Section 46A(a)(i) of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, not Section 46A(a)(ii)....
The case involved an appeal by Khalek Shaikh against his conviction under Section 46A(a)(ii) of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 for unlawful possession of 40 litres of illicit distilled liquor. The appell...




