The Police officer of Kathaltali, Watch Post leading with O/C, Bazaricherra P.S, at the time of regular checking found 91 bags of suspected dried Areca betel nut on suspicion, to be Burmese betel nut from the house of the present petitioner Mahbub Alam. As his reply to the police was not satisfactory regarding the documents and possession of the articles, the aforesaid betel nuts were seized and on 08.11.2021, a case was registered against the petitioner as Bazaricherra Police Station Case No. 214/2021, under section 418/411 of the IPC. The petitioner herein filed a petition praying for zimma of the said seized article and the learned Court after obtaining a report from the I.O. passed an order dated 15.11.2021 and thereafter hearing the learned counsel for both the parties zimma was given to the petitioner with certain conditions not to sale the articles in the market till completion of the investigation and he will produce the said articles as and when required before the Court. Subsequent there to, the Court on the basis of the report of the I.O., passed order dated 24.12.2021, that as per the report received from the Food Safety Officer, Karimganj, the sample of the said supari is not suitable for human consumption, and directed the I.O for destruction of the said articles as per procedure with intimation of the registered owner to produce the same by fixing 04.01.2022 for report.
