Against this Order the respondent preferred an appeal before the learned Sessions Judge at Manipur The learned Sessions Judge substantially agreed the view taken by the learned Magistrate.
7, 11 and 13 of 1961, and had pronounced his judgment on June 5, 1961.
The case against the respondent was that on February 9, 1960, his godown was searched and 178 Mds.
Appeal from the judgment and order dated December 2, 1961 of the Judicial Commissioners Court at Manipur in Criminal Revision No.
The respondent then moved the Judicial Commissioner, Manipur, by a Revision Application and his Revision Application succeeded.
of paddy in his godown without any licence in violation of cl.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
20 of 1961.
It appears that before the present Revision Application came on for hearing before the learned Judicial Commissioner he had examined the question of law in regard to the companystruction of clause 3 2 of the Order in a group of revision applications Nos.
3 of the said Order.
He believed the witnesses who had referred to the circumstances under which the paddy stored in the godown of the respondent was recovered, and he held that the respondent had been properly companyvicted under S. 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
The respondent was charged with having companymitted an offernce punishable under s. 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 in that on February 9 , 1960, he was found storing 178 Mds.
The order of sentence also was companyfirmed.
143 of 1962.
This fact was number denied by the respondent though he pleaded that the paddy which was found in his godown was meant for the companysumption of the members of his family who numbered fifteen.
S. Barlingay, and A.G. Ratnaparkhi, for the respondent.
3 2 of the Manipur Foodgrains Dealers Licensing Order, 1958.
K. Khanna and R.N. Sachthey, for the appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GAJENDRAGADKAR, J. The short question of law which arises in this appeal relates to the companystruction of cl.
of paddy was found stored in it.
November 29, 1963.
This question arises in this way.
