State Of Himachal Pradesh vs Dhanwant Singh [Alongwith Criminal ...

The Supreme Court addressed the maintainability of a revision petition filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge regarding the confiscation of resin. The Court held that the revision was not maintainable as per the amendments made to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, specifically Section 59(B), which rendered the appellate decision final. The Court affirmed the High Court's ruling that the powers under Section 482 of the Code and Article 227 of the Constitution need not be exercised in this case.