Vehicle Cannot Be Confiscated Under Excise Act Before Authority Verifies Excess Quantity of Seized Liquor Bottles: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court delivered an important judgment on vehicle confiscation under the Section 47-A of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha dismissed a criminal revision filed by the State of Chhattisgarh and upheld the order of the Sessions Judge, which had set aside the confiscation of a Scorpio vehicle belonging to Shravan Kumar Yadav @ Suraj. How the Case Began The Scorpio vehicle was seized by authorities…