Jonnala Rajeshwar v. 0

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Criminal Revision Case No.2221 of 2014 ORDER:

This revision is preferred challenging the judgment dated 18-09-2014 in Criminal Appeal No.66 of 2014 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Warangal, wherein and whereby the learned Principal Sessions Judge dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner, however, by reducing the penalty imposed, from the confiscation of 75% of the seized stocks to that of 50% of the seized stocks.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the date of inspection, the petitioner purchased paddy by paying minimum support price to the farmers, but the entries could not be made in the stock register as he is entitled to make entries at the end of the day. Further, the petitioner has filed a proof of purchase of paddy on the date of inspection from the farmers. Having heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor and after perusing the material available on record, this Court is of the considered view that the confiscation of 25% of the seized stocks would be appropriate.

Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of modifying the order of penalty from 50% confiscation of stocks to that of 25% confiscation of stocks.

Miscellaneous petitions filed in this revision, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________ RAJA ELANGO, J.

15th September, 2015 skmr