STATE OF H P vs DHANWANT SINGH

The Supreme Court held that the revision petition filed by the State under Section 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was not maintainable against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, which had determined the jurisdiction of the Authorized Officer under the Indian Forest Act, 1927. The Court emphasized that the amendments made by the Indian Forest Act (Himachal Pradesh Second Amendment) Act, 1991 rendered the order of the Additional Sessions Judge final, thus barring further revision. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming the finality of the appellate order under the amended provisions of the Act.