Sayed Akhtar Ali Sayed Nijaz Ali vs State of Maharashtra Through District Collector, Washim — 24/2025

The Sessions Judge partially allowed the appeal and clarified that the Collector's order did not constitute actual confiscation of 603 bags of rice seized during a raid for alleged illegal food grain dealing. The court held that the appellant can apply to the Magistrate for return of the Rs. 8,09,225/- amount, which will be decided according to law once the underlying criminal case concludes, leaving the confiscation issue open for the Collector's final determination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.