Lokanathan M vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court ruled that since the petitioner had complied with Section 130(2) of the CGST Act by paying the penalty and fine, the condition restricting alienation of the silver ornaments was illegal and should be deleted.
Facts
Silver ornaments were seized from a lorry due to lack of tax payment documents, leading to a crime registration and GST action under Section 130. After the petitioner paid the required tax and penalty, the Magistrate granted interim custody but imposed a condition prohibiting alienation of the silver.
Key Issues
Whether a condition prohibiting alienation of seized goods, imposed during interim custody, remains valid after the petitioner has fulfilled all tax and penalty obligations under Section 130(2) of the CGST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 130, Section 130(2)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN TUESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 / 22TH POUSHA, 1942 Crl.MC.No.5932 OF 2020(B) AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN CRMP 2332/2020 DATED 04-12-2020 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS ,CHITTUR CRIME NO.665/2020 OF Kozhinjampara Police Station , Palakkad PETITIONER/S: LOKANATHAN M AGED 42 YEARS S/O MUTHAYYA,BALAMURUKA NIVAS,ADOOR.P.O, KANNAMKODU,ADOOR,PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-691523. BY ADVS. SRI.MANU RAMACHANDRAN SRI.M.KIRANLAL SRI.R.RAJESH (VARKALA) SRI.T.S.SARATH SHRI.SAMEER M NAIR RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM-682031. 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POLICE STATION OF KOZHINJAMPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678555. ADDL. 3 THE STATE TAX OFFICER, MOBILE SQUAD NO.III, SGST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD-678 001. ADDL.R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 12.1.2021 IN CRL.M.APPL.1 OF 2021. OTHER PRESENT: SPL.PP.(TAXES) C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN; PP T.R.RENJITH THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12.01.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
V.G.ARUN, J. ---------------------------
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