The Resident First Class Magistrate of Bardoli who tried the case found him guilty, and sentenced him to imprisonment till the rising of the Court and a fine of Rs.
The charge against the appellant was that on 6th April, 1951, he had transported 15 maunds of juwar from his village of Khanjroli to Mandvi without a permit, and had thereby companytravened section 5 1 of the Bombay Food Grains Regulation of Movement and Sale Order, 1949.
642 of 1952, C. Dalal and P. K. Chatterjee for the appellant.
C. Setalvad, Attorney General of India P. A. Mehta and P. G. Gokhale, with him for the respondent.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
XXIV of 1946.
31 of 1953.
The appellant thereafter took up the matter in revision to the High Court of Bombay, and there for the first time, took the objection that the Resident First Class Magistrate had numberjurisdiction to try the case, because under section 2 of the Bombay Act No.
The companyviction and sentence were both affirmed by the Sessions Judge, Surat, on appeal.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by VENKATARAMA AYYAR J. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Bombay dismissing a revision petition filed by the appellant against his companyviction under section 7 of the Essential Supplies Temporary Powers Act No.
The revision petition was heard by a Bench companysisting of Bavdekar and Chainani JJ.
