THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.434 of 2011 ORDER: 1 The petitioner is a fair price shop dealer and the Assistant Supply Officer, Deputy Tahasildar (CS), Mahabubabad surprised the business premises of the petitioner on 12.05.2009 and after inspection certain irregularities were detected. In the light of the said variations and irregularities the vigilance officials seized the entire stock available at the business premises of the petitioner and reported the matter to the District Collector, Warangal who in turn initiated proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act. After issuance of notice and holding an enquiry, the District Collector came to the conclusion that the petitioner has contravened conditions 3, 4 and 7 of the Food Grains Licence issued under the A.P. Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order 2008 and accordingly ordered confiscation of 90% of the value of the stock seized from the petitioner in favour of the State. The petitioner questioned the said order dated 29.07.2009 passed by the District Collector by filing Criminal Appeal No.141 of 2009 and the learned Sessions Judge, Warangal by his judgment dated 28.07.2010 while allowing the said appeal in part modified the order of confiscation from 90% to 30% of the seized stock in favour of the State. Not satisfied with the said finding given by the learned Sessions Judge, the petitioner preferred the present revision. 2 Heard the counsel for the petitioner. 3 As seen from the judgment impugned in this revision, this court is of the considered view that the authorities below i.e. the District Collector as well as the Sessions Judge have rightly found the petitioner guilty for the contravention of the provisions of the relevant Control Order and hence the said finding given by the authorities needs no interference. However, since the offence is of the year 2008 and inasmuch as the petitioner is made roaming from one court to another all these years, this court takes a lenient view and reduces the said confiscation of 30% as ordered by the learned Sessions Judge, Warangal to 8%. 4 With the above modification, this revision is disposed of. -------------- 09.03.2011 Kvsn