HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No:878 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: The revision is filed by the petitioner against the judgment made on 1.2.2011 in Crl.A.No.498 of 2010 by the Sessions Judge, Guntur, modifying the order dated 30.10.2010 passed by the District Collector, Guntur, in ECAC No.232 of 2009. On 15.11.2009, the Civil Supplies Deputy Tahsildar, Guntur, inspected the rice mill of the petitioner situated at Ratnagiri Nagar, Palakaluru Road, Guntur, and found 176.13 quintals excess in Rice, 19.35 quintals excess in paddy stocks and found that the petitioner was doing business without having valid licence. Thus, the petitioner contravened the terms and conditions of AP Scheduled Commodities (LS & R) Order, 2008 and hence, the entire stock was seized and the matter was reported to the District Collector for initiation of necessary proceedings. Pursuant to the said reference, the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act had been initiated and the petitioner was served with a notice calling for his explanation. The District Collector, Guntur, after holding an enquiry, rejected the contentions put forth by the petitioner and ordered confiscation of 25% of rice and paddy stock to the Government. The said order, dated 30.10.2010 was questioned by filing an appeal before the Sessions Court, Guntur, under Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act and the same was numbered as Crl.A.No.498 of 2010 and the learned Sessions Judge, by judgment, dated 1.2.2011, partly allowed the appeal and set aside the confiscation order of the Collector in respect of paddy stock while confirming the confiscation order relating to rice stock. Aggrieved by the same, the present revision is preferred by the petitioner. Heard and perused the material available on record. On a perusal of the material available on record, it appears that storage of excess stock was found in the rice mill of the petitioner and the petitioner was found doing business without having valid licence and without making any entries in the stock register. Thus, the petitioner contravened the terms and conditions of AP Scheduled Commodities (LS & R) Order, 2008. But however, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the learned Sessions Judge has taken a lenient view and limited the confiscation to the extent of rice stock only. I do not see any merits in this revision. But, however, as the said confiscation was effected in the year 2009, this Court is inclined to reduce the said confiscation from 25% to 15% rice stock. With the above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. __________________________ Justice Gopala Krishna Tamada Dated: 8.4.2011 Nn/rkk HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No:878 OF 2011 8.4.2011