https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161425 The Karnataka Forest Act creates a special confiscation regime for sandalwood and, by definition, sandalwood oil is included within sandalwood for these provisions. Read with sections 62(3)(a), 71-A and 71-G, the Act vests exclusive power over seizure, confiscation and release of the forest produce and the vehicle in the Authorised Officer and bars ordinary court jurisdiction. Where confiscation has already been ordered and has attained finality, no question of interim custody by the Magistrate remains. The Magistrate therefore had no jurisdiction to order interim custody or release, and the High Court erred in directing the Magistrate to consider such a request. en-us Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161425 The Karnataka Forest Act creates a special confiscation regime for sandalwood and, by definition, sandalwood oil is included within sandalwood for these provisions. Read with sections 62(3)(a), 71-A and 71-G, the Act vests exclusive power over seizure, confiscation and release of the forest produce and the vehicle in the Authorised Officer and bars ordinary court jurisdiction. Where confiscation has already been ordered and has attained finality, no question of interim custody by the Magistrate remains. The Magistrate therefore had no jurisdiction to order interim custody or release, and the High Court erred in directing the Magistrate to consider such a request. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161425