High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition by Owner of Motorcycle in Confiscation Proceeding Under Karnataka Excise Act Due to Prior Acquittal in Criminal Case. The Court Held That an Order of Confiscation Cannot Stand When the Accused Has Been Acquitted of the Underlying Offence on the Same Facts, as the Criminal Court’s Judgment Attained Finality and Binds the Confiscation Authority.
18 Dec 2019The petitioner owned a motorcycle that was seized by excise officials on 02.12.2008 on the allegation that it was used to transport illicit liquor. Th...
