Vehicle owner in Maharajganj faces confiscation for illicit liquor transport under Excise Act
Police seized a vehicle in Case Crime No. 58 of 2018 under Section 72 of the U.P. Excise Act in Nichlaul, Maharajganj. The District Magistrate confiscated the vehicle. The Allahabad High Court on 7 May 2026 disposed of the owner's plea by allowing a fresh redemption application on deposit of value.
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How we verify →Confiscation orders stand; the owner may apply within two weeks for release on deposit of value to be decided within one month.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the vehicle was seized in Case Crime No. 58 of 2018, under Section 72 of the U.P. Excise Act at Police Station Nichlaul, District Maharajganj.
The High Court recorded that the owner claimed the vehicle was falsely implicated and was not involved in transportation of illicit liquor, and had filed objections as registered owner.
The State told the High Court that the vehicle was involved in illegal transportation of illicit liquor in violation of the Excise Act and that confiscation did not suffer from infirmity.
The High Court did not decide the disputed facts of the FIR but held the owner should be allowed to seek release or redemption on deposit of value as determined by the RTO, and directed the District Magistrate to decide such application within one month.
What the record says
“Learned AGA for the State has submitted that the petitioner's vehicle was seized while it was involved in the illegal transportation of illicit liquor in violation of the provisions of the U.P. Excise Act, and that the order of confiscation of the vehicle does not suffer from any infirmity.”
Allahabad High Court, 2026:AHC:105522, para 5 (Matters Under Article 227 No. 6226 of 2019) — read the full text
No complaining victim
The act punished is possessing or carrying illicit liquor without alleging spurious or poisonous liquor, hooch deaths, or violence.
What we could not confirm
The order does not state quantity of liquor or chemical analysis; no spurious, death or violence allegation appears but the FIR itself was not examined.