https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288220 Property seized for alleged use in a forest offence should not ordinarily be released while confiscation proceedings are pending, because the statutory scheme is designed to protect forests and forest produce through strict enforcement. Where interim release is granted only in exceptional circumstances, a bank guarantee is the minimum safeguard; substituting that protection with two solvent sureties was not justified. The High Court's modification of the release condition was therefore set aside, and the stricter approach to interim release in forest-offence cases was maintained. en-us Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 May 2020 16:08:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288220 Property seized for alleged use in a forest offence should not ordinarily be released while confiscation proceedings are pending, because the statutory scheme is designed to protect forests and forest produce through strict enforcement. Where interim release is granted only in exceptional circumstances, a bank guarantee is the minimum safeguard; substituting that protection with two solvent sureties was not justified. The High Court's modification of the release condition was therefore set aside, and the stricter approach to interim release in forest-offence cases was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288220