https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235981 After the Essential Commodities Act was amended to make the offence cognizable, police could investigate and conduct search and seizure under the Code of Criminal Procedure, even if they were not notified as Inspectors under the control orders. An irregular or illegal search did not by itself vitiate the seizure, investigation or prosecution unless the accused showed prejudice, so quashing at the threshold was unwarranted. The alleged movement of fertilizer from Bihar to Nepal did not, on the stated facts, attract the Customs Act. The petitions challenging cognizance and refusal to discharge were rejected, and the trials were directed to proceed. en-us Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235981 After the Essential Commodities Act was amended to make the offence cognizable, police could investigate and conduct search and seizure under the Code of Criminal Procedure, even if they were not notified as Inspectors under the control orders. An irregular or illegal search did not by itself vitiate the seizure, investigation or prosecution unless the accused showed prejudice, so quashing at the threshold was unwarranted. The alleged movement of fertilizer from Bihar to Nepal did not, on the stated facts, attract the Customs Act. The petitions challenging cognizance and refusal to discharge were rejected, and the trials were directed to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235981