THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.285 of 2011 JUDGMENT: The petitioner is proprietor of M/s Ashok Enterprises, Tadepalligudem. On receipt of credible information that certain dealers are indulging in clandestine business, the District Supply Officer, Eluru inspected the business premises of the petitioner along with the mediators on 27.07.2009 and found the petitioner doing clandestine business and accordingly seized the said stocks. The matter was reported to the Joint Collector for initiation of necessary proceedings. Thereafter, a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner calling upon him to submit an explanation. In pursuance of which, the petitioner appeared before the Joint Collector and stated that he is having Food Grain Licence (Whole Sale & Retail) and applied for inclusion of the commodity of sugar in the said licence. The Joint Collector, by order dated 12.11.2009 ordered for confiscation of seized stock to the extent of 70%. Aggrieved by the order of the Joint Collector, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Principal District Judge, West Godavari at Eluru and the learned Principal District Judge, through the impugned order dated 2.11.2010, while confirming the order of the Joint Collector, however, reduced the confiscation of the seized stock to 50% and directed the balance 20% to be released in favour of the petitioner. Challenging the said order, the petitioner filed the present revision. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, I feel that confiscation of 50% of seized stock as ordered by the Principal District Judge, West Godavari is unreasonable and reduce the same to 20%. The impugned order dated 2.11.2010 of the Principal District Judge, West Godavari is accordingly modified and the confiscation is reduced to 20%. The Criminal Revision Case is dismissed with the above modification. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 14th February 2011 pnb