THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1430 of 2001 JUDGMENT: Heard both sides. This appeal is directed against the Judgment dated 28.08.2001 in C.C. No.19 of 2000 on the file of the Special Court under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, Vijayawada, whereunder and whereby the appellant/accused was convicted of the offence punishable under Section 409 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for one month. There is no provision under the Andhra Pradesh Co- operative Societies Act, 1964, brought to the notice of this Court, as to the forum to which appeal lies from the judgment of the Special Court. Admittedly, the Special Court is presided over by a Judicial Magistrate of First Class. Therefore, in the ordinary course, appeal shall lie to the concerned Court of Sessions under Section 374(3) Cr.P.C. Therefore, the appeal is returned for presentation in the appropriate court. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of. However, the sentence of imprisonment passed against the appellant is suspended for a period of one month from today to enable him to take return of the appeal and present the same in the appropriate court. --------------------- (K.C.BHANU, J.) 26.11.2009 Issue copy in one week. BO DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1430 of 2001 DATED: 26.11.2009 Between: Uppada Narayana Murthy …Appellant/accused and State of A.P., rep. by Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1430 of 2001 26.11.2009