The other two appeals being C.A. Nos.
Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and order of companyviction and sentences, the appellants before us filed the appeals which were entertained.
1 and 2 prepared the permit for issuance of palmolein oil and the companynter foil thereof was retained in the office.
Subsequently, however, in the permit it was detected that there was interpolation and forgery in respect of shop No.
3 of 1985, accused Nos.
1 died on 9th April, 2007.
3 namely, Tamizhselvan who was the owner of shop No.
1 and 2 were companyvicted under clause 4 a of the Pondicherry Essential Commodities Display of Stock, Prices and Maintenance of Accounts Order 1975 read with Section 7 1 a ii of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 read with Section 109 of P.C. and sentenced each to undergo R.I. for 6 months.
3 in the first appeal has number filed any appeal in this Court against the order of companyviction and sentence passed against him.
All the sentences were directed to run companycurrently.
Delivery of the palmolein oil was also taken on behalf of shop No.
2 which are also initialed and signed by A1 and A2.
181 and 184 of 1994 were filed by accused No.
38 but in the permit, it was detected later on that the same was companyverted and interpolated as shop No.
1 namely, Kumaraguru seeking for substitution of their names in place of the deceased appellant accused No.
The companynter foil retained in the office indicates that it was meant to be issued and was in fact issued in favour of shop No.
1 are, thus, allowed to be brought on record.
The present applications have therefore been filed by his legal representatives seeking for substitution of their names in place of the deceased appellant accused No.
It has been stated that he has served out the sentence awarded to him.
In view of the aforesaid interpolation and forgery in the said documents, two separate cases were registered under the aforesaid provisions.
30, Kandasamy, accused No.
After submission of the charge sheet, trial was companyducted and a number of witnesses i.e. P.W. 1 to P.W. 19 were examined and several documents were also placed on record which were marked as Exhibits P1 to P57.
All the accused were examined under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and on companyclusion of the trial, the trial Court, in Spl.
The names of the applicants who are the legal representatives of the deceased appellant accused No.
1515 1516 of 2003 and Criminal Miscellaneous Petition Nos.
6396 6399 of 2010 in Criminal Appeal Nos.
In support of the aforesaid prayer, the legal representatives of the deceased appellant accused No.
The owner of shop No.
In C. No.
Accused No.
Both the aforesaid permits and the companynter foil were in the handwriting of accused No.
During the pendency of the appeals in this Court, appellant accused No.
One of such permits indicates that the palmolein oil was meant to be issued in favour of Shop No.
The said applications stand disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order.
3 of 1985, charges were framed against the appellants herein under clause 4 a of the Pondicherry Essential Commodities Display of Stocks, Price and Maintenance of Accounts Order, 1975 read with Section 7 1 a ii of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
The High Court by its judgment and order dated 31.12.2003 dismissed all the appeals.
All these appeals involve similar and companynected facts.
1 of 1985.
Two appeals being C.A. Nos.
C.C. No.
Aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and order passed by the trial Court, the appellants preferred four separate appeals.
The case of the prosecution is that the appellants herein, i.e., accused Nos.
3 was companyvicted under clause 4 a of the Pondicherry Essential Commodities Display of Stocks, Prices and Maintenance of Accounts Order 1975 read with Section 7 1 a ii of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and he was sentenced to undergo R.I. for 6 months.
220 and 222 of 1994 were filed by accused Nos.
The same are dismissed, accordingly.
C.C. No.
2 and 3 jointly.
All the appeals have been listed for hearing and we have heard the learned companynsel appearing for the parties.
With respect to Spl.
