STATE OF MEGHALAYA JN RYNJAH, GA, ,K KHAN, AAG,AH KHARWANLANG, ADDL. SR. GA vs RAJU HAZARIKA — Crl.Petn./30/2024

Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 15th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: MLHC010004322024

Filing Number

Crl.Petn./138/2024

Filing Date

07-May-2024

Registration No

Crl.Petn./30/2024

Registration Date

07-May-2024

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CRIMINAL REVISIONS AND OTHER CASES ( 18 )

Sub-Category

Criminal Petition including Criminal cases filed under Section 482 CrPC ( 10271 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

15-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 23-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MEGHALAYA JN RYNJAH, GA (Government Advocate), ,K KHAN, AAG,AH KHARWANLANG, ADDL. SR. GA (Government Advocate)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAJU HAZARIKA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-May-2026

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    Summary: The High Court of Meghalaya dismissed the State's criminal petition challenging the lower courts' orders granting interim possession of a vehicle seized under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The court upheld the orders of the Judicial Magistrate (13.09.2023) and Sessions Court (15.12.2023), holding that no legal bar exists to grant interim custody of seized vehicles in wildlife protection cases, following the Supreme Court's precedent in State of U.P. v. Lalloo Singh (2007). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-May-2026

    Hearing

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  4. 30-Apr-2026

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  6. 15-Apr-2026

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  8. 27-Mar-2026

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  10. 05-Mar-2026

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  12. 11-Feb-2026

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  14. 17-Dec-2025

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  15. 17-Dec-2025

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  16. 25-Nov-2025

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  33. 15-Jul-2025

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  39. 27-May-2025

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  51. 11-Feb-2025

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  53. 09-Dec-2024

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  55. 22-Nov-2024

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  59. 25-Oct-2024

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  61. 03-Oct-2024

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  63. 17-Sep-2024

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  65. 29-Aug-2024

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  67. 14-Aug-2024

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  71. 19-Jul-2024

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    Hearing

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  73. 04-Jul-2024

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  74. 04-Jul-2024

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  75. 18-Jun-2024

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  77. 03-Jun-2024

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  79. 10-May-2024

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  80. 10-May-2024

    Motion

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  81. 09-May-2024

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  82. 09-May-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  83. 07-May-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.Petn./30/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The High Court of Meghalaya dismissed the State's criminal petition challenging the lower courts' orders granting interim possession of a vehicle seized under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The court upheld the orders of the Judicial Magistrate (13.09.2023) and Sessions Court (15.12.2023), holding that no legal bar exists to grant interim custody of seized vehicles in wildlife protection cases, following the Supreme Court's precedent in State of U.P. v. Lalloo Singh (2007). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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