https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15300 Unlawful police search and seizure that involved altered records, interpolated seizure documents, and intrusive entry into the petitioners' home was held to violate the right to life, privacy, and dignity under Article 21; relief followed for the constitutional breach. The Court also held that Income-tax authorities could not invoke Section 132A to take custody of property already seized by police before the Magistrate dealt with it, because such property remained under criminal court control and could not be requisitioned from police custody in that manner. The consequential proceedings were quashed, release of the seized properties was directed, and public law compensation was awarded. en-us Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:02:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15300 Unlawful police search and seizure that involved altered records, interpolated seizure documents, and intrusive entry into the petitioners' home was held to violate the right to life, privacy, and dignity under Article 21; relief followed for the constitutional breach. The Court also held that Income-tax authorities could not invoke Section 132A to take custody of property already seized by police before the Magistrate dealt with it, because such property remained under criminal court control and could not be requisitioned from police custody in that manner. The consequential proceedings were quashed, release of the seized properties was directed, and public law compensation was awarded. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15300