THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1688 OF 2002 ORDER: 1 The inspector of Police V.C.C.S.D. Ranga Reddy District inspected the business premises of the petitioner and found certain stock variations and he seized the said stock and submitted a report to the Joint Collector on the basis of which the joint Collector initiated proceedings under section 6 A of the Essential Commodities Act. However, on the petitioner providing a bank guarantee for Rs.1,66,000/- the stock was released in favour of the petitioner. After enquiry the Joint Collector came to the conclusion that the petitioner is guilty of the said offence and accordingly ordered confiscation of 90% of the bank guarantee out of Rs.1,66,000/- raised on Vijaya Bank, Chandanagar Branch. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No.177 of 2000. The learned District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District while allowing the said appeal partly, ordered the said quantum of confiscation be reduced from 90% to 40%. Questioning the said judgment dated 04.09.2002 passed by the appellate court, the petitioner preferred this revision. 2 Heard both sides. 3 As seen from the judgments impugned in this revision, this court is of the view that both the authorities below are perfectly justified in finding the petitioner guilty of the said offence. The petitioner has not given satisfactory explanation for the variation in the stocks. Further, the appellate court had already taken a lenient view in favour of the petitioner and reduced the quantum of confiscation from 90% to 40%. Keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the case I see no ground to interfere with the judgment impugned in this revision. 4 Accordingly, this revision is dismissed. --------------- Kvsn 15.07.2010