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PETITIONER: WAZIR CHAND
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH.(With connected Appeal)
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 22/04/1954
BENCH: MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ) BENCH: MAHAJAN, MEHAR CHAND (CJ) MUKHERJEA, B.K. BOSE, VIVIAN BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
CITATION: 1954 AIR 415 1955 SCR 408 CITATOR INFO : R 1957 SC 529 (4) R 1961 SC1570 (14) R 1982 SC 33 (41) RF 1986 SC 872 (82)
ACT: Constitution of India, articles 19, 31, 370-Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898) ss. 51, 96, 98, 165, 523 -Whether seizure of property not sanctioned by ss. 51, 96 98 and 165 of the Code infringes fundamental rights under Arts. 19 and 31 of the Constitution--Effect of dismissal of application under s. 523 of the Code in such a case-Effect of Art. 370.
HEADNOTE: The provisions regarding search and seizure by the Indian police are contained in sections 51 , 96, 98 and 165 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. None of these sections had any application to the facts and circumstances of the case. Any seizure by the Indian police of any property of a citizen not sanctioned under the law stated above or under any other law infringes the fundamental rights of the citizen guaranteed under Art. 19 and Art. 31 of the Constitution of India. This position is not affected even if the citizen wh...