THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1619 of 2004 JUDGMENT: The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vigilance Cell, Civil Supplies Department, Khammam, on receipt of credible information the petitioner was doing clandestine business in purchase and sale of food grains/pulses without licence, surprised the shop of the petitioner on 03.04.1999 at about 3 pm., and on verification found that there was stocks of redgram and greengram and he failed to produce any records, on account of which, the complainant having found that the petitioner was doing clandestine business and was selling the same in black- market, the entire stock was seized under the cover of panchanama in the presence of mediators and the matter was reported to the Joint Collector, Khammam, for initiation of necessary proceedings. Pursuant to the said reference, the proceedings under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act (for short ‘the Act’) have been initiated and the petitioner was served with a notice calling for his explanation. The Joint Collector, Khammam, after holding an enquiry, rejected the contentions put forth by the petitioner and ordered confiscation of 50% of seized stock to the Government. The said order, dated 12.11.1999 was questioned by the petitioner herein by filing an appeal under Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act and the same was numbered as Criminal Appeal No.3 of 2000 and the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Khammam, by his judgment, dated 25.09.2003, allowed the said appeal and set aside the order of the Joint Collector, Khammam. The said judgment, dated 25.09.2003, is questioned in this Revision by the State. Heard learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the petitioner-State. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the relevant material available on record, this Court is of the view that the lower appellate Court is absolutely right in reversing the orders passed by the Joint Collector, Khammam. In fact, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Khammam, assigned reasons as to why and how the order of the Joint Collector, Khammam is not in accordance with law. In those circumstances, this Court is of the view that there are absolutely no merits in this Criminal Revision Case and the same is accordingly, liable to be dismissed. In the result, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 31st March 2011 DR