Case Note & Summary
Multiple writ petitions and a criminal application were filed before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, challenging police actions of raiding or stopping vehicles transporting liquor. The petitioners argued that only Prohibition Officers under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 have the authority to regulate and stop such transportation, not police under the Bombay Police Act. The petitions sought quashing of FIRs registered by police for offences under the Prohibition Act and other laws. The court considered the common legal question whether police have concurrent jurisdiction. The text provided only includes the initial factual background and arguments; the final decision and reasoning are not included in the extract.
Issue of Consideration
Whether police authorities under the Bombay Police Act have jurisdiction to raid or stop vehicles transporting liquor regulated by the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, or whether only Prohibition Officers under that Act have such power.
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