Court : Patna
..... so the charterer who is deemed to be the owner of the trawler was held guilty of the offence of breach of terms of the permit.in the very said decision, while construing the provisions of sections 13, 22 and 25 of maritime zones of india (regulation of fishing by foreign vessels) rules, 1982, rule 16 of 1982 rules and relying on the decision in the case of f.n. ..... in both the cases the point for consideration was as to whether in absence of any provision relating to confiscation in bihar forest produce (regulation of trade) act, 1984, the confiscation made under indian forest act, 1927 (hereinafter referred to as 'central act') was a valid or not and as to whether pending confiscation proceeding the magistrate has any power to order release of the vehicle under section 457 of the code of criminal procedure.in the case of md. ..... in view of this law laid down by the supreme court, there cannot be two opinions of the fact that in view of sub-section (3) of section 52 of bihar act, confiscation of the vehicle is the immediate statutory consequence on the finding that a forest offence had been committed in respect of the seized vehicle, forest produce and tools etc. .....
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