SOLANKI DIVYRAJ SANJAYBHAI Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Rule. Learned APP waives Rule for the respondent-State. The petitioner has preferred this petition, seeking to invoke extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 and supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India so also inherent powers of this Court under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with a prayer to release Muddamal Vehicle i.e White Renault Motors, bearing RTO Registration No.GJ-01-HP-0151.

(2.) The case of the prosecution is that while the police personnel were on patrolling, they received a secret information of the vehicle in question carrying liquor and when police authorities intercepted the same, on carrying out the search of the said vehicle, its driver was found carrying liquor without any pass or permit. Therefore, an FIR being C.R. No.1120803722047 of 2022 came to be registered at Kuvadava Road Police Station, Dist.: Rajkot, for the offence punishable under the Prohibition Act.

(3.) Heard learned advocate for the petitioner and learned APP for the respondent State.