By the rate of companyversion of paddy into rice an average 3582.49 quintals of rice should have been obtained from that much of quantity of paddy.
and 400 gms of companymon paddy from the mar ket.
They were also companyvicted and sentenced as earlier stated.
From the Judgment and Order dated 25.5.1989 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Criminal Appeal No.
They were sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.2,000 each.
The facts which gave rise to the charge, in so far as material, were these In 1984, the firm purchased 5373 quintals 69 kgs.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
C. Bhandare, N.P. and Gopal K. Bansal for the Appellants.
They have been companyvicted by the Presiding Officer of the Special Court, Karnal by judgment dated March 10, 1986 for companytra vention of the provisions of the Haryana Rice Procurement Levy Order, 1979, read with section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
524 of 1989.
Mahabir Singh for the Respondent.
175 of 1986.
On June 28, 1980 the appellants formed a partnership firm for the purpose of running a rice mill in the name and style of M s Panna Lal Prem Nath Rice Mills at Shahput.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J. We grant special leave and proceed to dispose of this appeal.
