LOPCHAND NARUJI JAT vs STATE OF GUJARAT — Crl.A. No. 580/1999

Case Summary: Lopchand Naruji Jat v. State of Gujarat The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the conviction of appellants under Section 9-B(i)(b) of the Explosives Act 1884 for possessing 180 detonators without license. The Court rejected the plea that prior government sanction was required (confusion with the Explosive Substances Act 1908) and confirmed that the seized items were explosives (Class 2 and 6 under Schedule I). The Court upheld the one-year imprisonment and Rs. 1,000 fine, finding the investigating officer's evidence trustworthy and the sentence justified given the quantity seized and suspicious circumstances of transportation from Orissa to Gujarat. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.