new Delhi: Supreme court ruled on Friday that if the owner of the vehicle is acquitted in the criminal case and it is not proved that the vehicle allegedly used to transport the cows cannot be seized by the authorities and it is not proved that they were being taken for slaughter.
Bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy quashed the order of the MP HC, which had upheld the order of the district magistrate to confiscate the truck used to transport the cows, though the four accused in the case were acquitted under the prohibition of the MP . cow slaughter act In the absence of evidence.
The court observed that the confiscation proceedings before the District Magistrate may go along with the criminal prosecution, but in a case where the offender/accused is acquitted in the criminal prosecution, the decision given in the criminal trial shall be decided by the District Magistrate. Timing should be taken into account. on seizure.
Bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy quashed the order of the MP HC, which had upheld the order of the district magistrate to confiscate the truck used to transport the cows, though the four accused in the case were acquitted under the prohibition of the MP . cow slaughter act In the absence of evidence.
The court observed that the confiscation proceedings before the District Magistrate may go along with the criminal prosecution, but in a case where the offender/accused is acquitted in the criminal prosecution, the decision given in the criminal trial shall be decided by the District Magistrate. Timing should be taken into account. on seizure.