Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 52C Indian Forest Act | Statutory Bar on Magistrate's Jurisdiction After Confiscation Intimation : MP HC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that once confiscation proceedings are initiated under Section 52C of the Indian Forest Act and intimation is sent to the Magistrate, the Magistrate loses jurisdiction to grant interim custody of seized property. This holding reinforces the statutory bar on judicial interference post-confiscation, impacting forest offence cases where property seizure is involved.