Thummepalli Sriramchandra Gupta v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
In this Criminal Revision Case, the High Court quashed a Magistrate's order rejecting a Section 457 Cr.P.C. application for interim custody. The court ruled that the seized alum was not a prohibited article and ordered its return to the petitioner upon executing a bond, dismissing the jurisdictional objection.
What did the court decide?
Interim custody of 7000 Kgs of seized alum granted via petitioner execution of personal bond for Rs.35,000 with one surety.