Wrong Batch Numbers on Liquor Bottles Due to Labelling Error Cannot Attract Illegal Transport Charge Under Excise Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Manik Kumar, proprietor of a liquor bottling unit, who was accused of illegally transporting Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). The Court held that transportation of liquor under a valid permit cannot be treated as illegal merely because certain bottles carried incorrect batch numbers due to a labelling mistake. Court's Important Observation Justice Sandeep Sharma observed that where a valid…
