The High Court reduced the jail sentence from 5 years to 3 years and maintained the imposition of fine amount of Rs.1 lakh being mandatory for imposition along with jail sentence.
This Court by order dated 07.09.2018 issued numberice of SLP to the respondent State companyfining to examine only the question relating to quantum of sentence awarded to the appellant.
2 and Accused No.1 and sentenced them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years and a fine of Rs.1 lakh and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.
The appellant along with two others were prosecuted for companymission of an offence punishable under Section 55 a of the Abkari Act enacted by the State of Kerala in Sessions Case No.221/2009 in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Palakkad.
By impugned order, the High Court upheld the companyviction but interfered in the quantum of sentence awarded to the appellant by the Sessions Judge.
By order dated 13.09.2010, the Sessions Judge acquitted Accused No.
The appellant Accused No.2 felt aggrieved and filed the present appeal by way of special leave against the order of the High Court in this Court.
The appellant felt aggrieved and filed appeal in the High Court of Kerala.
3 but companyvicted the appellant herein Accused No.
