STATE OF H P vs DHANWANT SINGH — Crl.A. No. 1228/1997
Case under Section II-C. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010042301997
Filing Date
05-Mar-1997
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 1228/1997
Diary Number
4230/1997
Order Date
12-Feb-2004
Document Type
Judgment - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 01-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.STATE OF H P
Respondent(s)
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1.DHANWANT SINGH
Case History
The Supreme Court partly allowed the State's appeal, setting aside the High Court's refusal to exercise powers under Article 227 of the Constitution. The Court held that statutory finality clauses cannot override constitutional jurisdiction, and remanded the case to the High Court to examine whether Section 69 of the Indian Forest Act applied to presume State ownership of the seized resin, which the trial court had erroneously ignored. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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