Karnataka Court February 1979 Judgments

Krishna Bhima and ors. Vs. State

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: 1979CriLJ977

ORDERM.S. Nesargi, J.1. This petition is directed against the judgment dated 20-7-1978 passed by the II Additional Sessions Judge, Belgaum, in Cr. A. No. 109 of 1977 confirming the order dated 10-10-1977 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Belgaum in No. SB/COM/SR-35/77 confiscating the seized 40 barrels of groundnut off and the truck bearing registration No. MHL. 2675, which was transporting the same.2. The necessary facts may be stated as follows:By the report dated 8-6-1977 the Sub-Inspector of Police, Hukeri, intimated the Deputy Commissioner, Belgaum, that at about 11.30 hours on 6-6-1977 he had seized the truck bearing registration No. MHL-2675 driven by petitioner-1 and in which petitioner-2 was a cleaner as the same was carrying 7200 K.Gs. of groundnut-oil. The value of the oil v/as Rs. 7,000/-. The oil was being transported from Shri Satyanarayana Oil Mills, Bellary Road, Kampli to M/s. Anant Oil Mills, Nippani. He complained that the transport was being made without giving dec...