Supreme Court of India
N. Madhavan v. State of Kerala
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What the Court ordered
For all the foregoing reasons, we are of opinion that the impugned order of confiscation of gun being arbitrary and unjust, cannot be sustained. We therefore, allow this appeal, set aside the impugned order and direct that possession of this gun (M.O.1) be restored to the appellant.
Judgment, p. 232 (concluding paragraph)
From the headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 Section 517 [1973 Code Section 452(1)]-Disposal of property seized at conclusion of trial-Accused given the protection of Section 96 Penal Code accepting the plea of self defence-Legality of the order confiscating to Government of M.O. 1, licensed gun surrendered by the accused. Accepting the plea of self defence, the Sessions Judge held that the accused was entitled to the protection of Section 96 Penal Code and had therefore committed no offence.…
Authorities it was built on
- Pushkar Singh v. State of Madhya Bharat
- Lalluram Mohanlal v. State of Gujarat
- Arjun Padhy and Ors. v. State of Orissa & Anr
Where later benches applied it
- 2018 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. Suryanarayanan & Anr.
- 2019 Nevada Properties Private Limited through its Director v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
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