Supreme Court of India · 2022-03-04
ABDUL VAHAB vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/24257
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ABDUL VAHAB
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the confiscation of a truck under the M.P. Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 2004. The court found that the confiscation order was valid despite the acquittal of the accused in the related criminal case, affirming the authority of the District Magistrate to act under the provisions of the Act. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the lower courts' decisions regarding the confiscation.