Abu Baker bin ilyazZumbali v. The State of Telangana and another
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitions under Section 482 CrPC to quash FIRs and charge sheets arising from the transport, storage and sale of banned tobacco products such as gutkha and khaini. Allowing the petitions, the High Court held that these acts do not attract the offences alleged under the IPC, the COTP Act or the FSS Act, and directed return of the seized goods.
What did the court decide?
Criminal petitions allowed; proceedings against petitioners quashed; Station House Officers directed to return seized property on proof of identification and verification of ownership.