High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Quashes Confiscation of Vehicles and Timber Under Indian Forest Act, 1927 — Lack of Mens Rea and Bona Fide Possession Established. The court held that confiscation under Section 61-A requires proof of intentional violation of the Act, and where the owner had a valid transit pass and permission, the confiscation order was unsustainable.
4 May 2019The petitioners, Syed Burhan Syed Nabi, Sk. Kadir Sk. Vazir, and Mahendra Anil Madipal, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Consti...






