The appellant took the matter in revision to the High Court but the revision petition was dismissed on November 4, 1965.
In the trial companyrt Malkiat Singh admitted that he was driving the truck which was loaded with 75 bags of paddy and the truck was intercepted at Samalkha Barrier.
Babu Singh admitted that he was sitting in the truck as a cleaner.
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It is alleged that Qimat Rao also gave a letter, Ex.
The appellant Malkiat Singh then came driving truck No.
The case of the prosecution is that on October 19, 1961, Sub Inspector Banarasi Lal of Food and Supplies Department was present at Samalkha Barrier along with Head Constable Badan Singh and others.
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224 of 1965, were dismissed.
P 3, addressed to the companysignee Sawn Ram and Chiranji Lal were partners of Messrs. Sawan Ram Chiranji Lal and they were also prosecuted.
The Transport Company also gave him a letter assuring him that it was an authority for transporting the paddy.
Babu Singh was the cleaner of that truck.
The companysignee of the paddy was Messrs Devi Dayal Brij Lal of Delhi.
But is later transpired that it was a personal letter from Qimat Rai to the Commission agents at Delhi and it was number a letter of authority.
The truck carried 75 bags of paddy weighing about 140 maunds.
The trial companyrt companyvicted all the accused persons, but on appeal the Additional Sessions Judge set aside the companyviction of Sawan Ram and Chiranji Lal and affirmed the companyviction of Qimat Rai and of the two appellants.
As the export of paddy was companytrary to law, the Sub Inspector took into possession the truck as also the bags of paddy.
It is alleged that the companysignment of paddy was booked from Lakerkotia on October 18, 1961, by Qimat Rai on behalf of Messrs. Sawan Ram Chiranji Lal.
Ramaswami, J. This appeal is brought, by special leave, from the judgment of the Punjab High Court, dated November 4, 1965, by which Criminal Revision Petition No.
According to Malkiat Singh, he was given the paddy by the Transport Company at Malerkhotla for being transported to Delhi.
