KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
K V ARAVIND, J
RAMAKRISHNA S/O. SHIVAPPA KORVAR – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. vehicle seized while transporting without permit. (Para 2 , 4) |
| 2. court's examination validates vehicle's involvement in the offence. (Para 3 , 7 , 8 , 12) |
| 3. arguments presented by both sides regarding vehicle ownership. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. legal grounds for confiscation outlined in statutory provisions. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. court affirms dismissal of the revision petition. (Para 13) |
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND)
This Criminal Revision Petition is filed challenging the order dated 16.10.2012 passed by the Regional Forest Officer, Sirsi, confiscating the vehicle, and the subsequent order dated 04.06.2019 passed in Crl.A.No.157/2012, whereby the order of confiscation was confirmed.
2. The case of the respondent-State is that the revision petitioner is the owner of the goods vehicle bearing registration No. KA-31/1506. On 02.11.2012 at about 8:45 p.m., while the officers of the respondent-Department were on patrol in their official vehicle bearing registration No. KA-31/G-84 near Gonagatta Cross, they intercepted the said truck for inspection. Upon inspection, it was found that the truck was transporting 9 logs of rosewood. The driver of the truck did not possess an
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