Nizar v. Sub Inspector Kirinda and Another – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 417

In the case between NIZAR (Plaintiff) and SUB-INSPECTOR KIRINDA AND ANOTHER (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the Primary Court has exclusive jurisdiction to order confiscation of a vehicle used in the commission of an offence under the Animals Act. It was held that the Primary Court, empowered by Section 3A of the Animals Act and Sections 33(1) and (2) of the Judicature Act, possesses the authority to order such confiscation, reaffirming the principle that confiscation proceedings are an integral part of the trial process before the convicting authority as specified by statute. The decision was grounded in the interpretation of the relevant statutory framework, emphasizing that fragmentation of jurisdiction between trial and confiscation would contradict legislative i