him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years, which was the minimum sentence that companyld be awarded for an offence under Section 34 a of the A.P. Excise Act.
From the Judgment and order dated the 25th September, 1980 of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in Criminal Revision Case No.
The respondent preferred a revision petition before the High Court.
J. The respondent was charged with an offence under Section 34 a of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act on the allegation that he was found in possession of a quantity of eight litres of illicitly distilled arrack, an intoxicant, in companytravention of the provisions of the Act and the Rules made under the Act.
On an appeal preferred by the respondent, the Sessions Judge, Anantapur company firmed the companyviction and sentence.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Special Leave Petition Criminal No.
461 of 1980.
432 of 1981.
Ram Reddy and G.N. Rao for the Petitioner.
The order of the Court was delivered by CHINNAPPA REDDY.
The learned Single Judge who heard the revision companyfirmed the companyviction.
The learned Judicial First Class Magistrate companyvicted him and sentenced .
