Sinflls Bench IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTIsbARH 3minalRevisi6nNo.^-1 2-0f2006 APPLICANT i ^V ParwejAlam-8/oMohdSabir,agedabout ^> 1 ^ 23 years, resident of Farid Nagar, Nizami Chowk, Supela Bhilai, Tahsil and District Durg fy-ii nn.. \f-JpJy.f--'y---''-fc^cy'"' byShri.-^BV-Ji'Ot •<^ ^ R to D.R.(J) , fi RESPONDENT : State of Chhattisgarh, through the District Magistrate Durg (CG). MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL REVISION U/S 397 READ WITH SECTION 401'OF Cr.P.C. , XI-HC-22 ,.^;'^3^I'TI^ .;[iT iRMi«ii-3ti^T i?^ 5ti*f ^(?cT; 'H.1' i!! IB li'<^: ^;'s^^^ 'TBN^Rrai'^'yfl^'weiK;)'^' *ipiwr%~K , ^£^^i^.^£.S£ '^ :M:-' 11.05.2006 ''»-'.' - -:'- : 5hn Aryn KochaF^letti'hiecl^ Shri Ashjsh ShuRta;6.A. f6( '? ' •• '"' •-"•'-.•..'•".' •• ':1- : .' ' '• ".' '." • •: ~ ~ T^ i^ision' js fin|t^ ••flKtmission.^.-."... ::.-.''^^.w::f^>":;' It 1s djrected against^ th< passed ^by ^12th ^Acl3itional Sess) Critninal^-Appeal^Number-394/20^ the^cippliccint under Section-34 Q . was mdirilttineel while reducmg the) Judge tc> the sentence^alr^M^ fineofRs,25,000/-oihdindefiaul') simple impFisonmentf6r3 months " Brief/facts are that on 2t-) iHfopmtrtion Syblnspeetor^fc^ .^6f ^a^wial Whjsk^'kept in.& . •t'h& opp.licant af gujtdnv. Nagar,. ?" ^iz&cl^liquor was serit foir^analysfli • t.aa^lKymar Aliishra, PW-5 who opi| .^IForeign^liiqyois^After'co'mpleiion sWds^cosecytecEundefSectioriBS^I ^jcj)uns®lfo>rthei3pp|icQnt.K, sS-tnte.'',"..^-".';.:,,:•:. ;:1;'; . .' ; fs^^ t^wd ^da^ ^^•A ^sta^.^ of sils •il i- ch}^<;i1i^l^^f ^F 'f^'^li •tfNl^R :./'. ^•.sriwr'a^" '-^;- juc^entctefed 21,-Q3-2006 (oos Juidge, (F.T.C.);..C>urg in (p4^wlierebylthe'coiwicti6n^of Q:^~pf:Chh<a*tisgcirii Exeise.Act ^sentenc&awdrcle.d.Bythe*!"ial u^dergone t>y ^the-applioant^and of Rayment o-f fme to uhdergo lwasa»»arcled. - jQ6-2i301 upori-r'eceivingse^et PW-6^3eized^384quarters i^trtoris from ihs possessiion of ^lear Su1abi|T,'P.S.rSupe|q.'The sfls'lu th6 Excia^ Sub. Ih^pector ^ied^tliat •the sejzed.'liqypr^was |of'mvesti9<rtion,"tl'ie,appti!Mnt ^cef'GhlTattisgdrh CxeiseAct. KNiwar l^-.'1 XI-HC-22' ^.:3nt?r^T - W^- :.;1?;iN'B^'' - ^; . *^IN) «^a ;3S^?IT^IRTB,^til'y4)^.'®<S?l!*t3<: *)lHPtT«btl!cb ^o^m^^. •;- """""""^'300'^ Shn ArlnT Kocl'idr, leairneld .^:..^^..*;"..;-';1;' ossdiled tK&'feQnvic-f'ion bfthe prosecutiO lTasn6tleclanyco< oD IOP was seized from the3coi »••: sonstious There was'no mcrterial ta show th& liquor was Sealed7lT was^al^o Offieer K.R.Kiariwai'^SubInspecl no¥produced 1)?fore the ^pial contended thdt the conviction ol under 5ectio!n-34 (a) of sentenceawardey thereunderarb Oh the other hand. Shrli Advocate has argued?in Sypport- : i-laving cpnsiderecl Tiyal \ record. In wy considei'ed opinKJH allowed'forthe'following rexison^ 1; Siib The testimony ojf cleaply sfiflws ttiat 1+iej before^'the tnal Court i.seoilsbyttTeCourtaind] .apptKant-10 get; iT.ulist fceing^oreignfiquop. '*wld41-i w^f"? 1^^ 'rfaresR ^3Tf^iH3Tfet' • • counset^for the apptican'f has o^plican-i'on the^ground that;'the (ge^t^evyeni^^est^ljshtl'^the jaossessjon of; •Hie appljcant. •(hafafter (rffectin§•ttie s6izut^, l^o' ladnMtte.d by th& Invesfigflrt-in9 ^qr^PW-6^that sei^d liquor was £|ourt. On these prentjses, it was the applicant •fai'the oiffencses Chh^isgai'h Excise Acl' and tKe^ liatiiteto besetasjde. Asliish Shukla. leamed -©oyf^ tfth&impugriecljuclgment. ijubflBission, I have perused •t'he i,;^this^Revisien. deserves t6 be Kispector K.R.Kanwar PW-fr seized Ijquor was nof jlroduced ^osflstQ facili-twte coniipairison of Iwproviclean OppoFtunity'to the/ lysed to negate^ttia fact of Jts^ i"\':""Vt<''.''\' ' ;'" V<3^^ ^:- XI-HG-22 ^CTTfqR^^ate^.^ifli^y i;i»~i-/, •aj^i^if ~ 'tf" '^nvs^ soqi<t? -Miea &--;' ' li The't-estimony bfiSufc dbes riot revedl ftiatcrf'h & cartons of ©ba-.Spiecutl It is;dlso riot'shown'riia' ExciseSubBispe^tbr'LdE some articles W^WFI fpom the possession' o'f wer-e-not senf uridep seali Iifispector K.R.Knnwar PW-6 also ^r affecting;")"h®seizur'e, of the Whisl<y;thesgmewassKile,d. l' theT articleS^xamined'bythiB <' Kuinar MishroPW-5a>iereth& sr^, alleged -fo have been seized ^e; applicantsince thearficles scicondi't'ion. ? . werp •^ wdis Sub :Inspectoi''.K.R.K(nw that he had seized Far-zanec ffiatun wh<» prosecLrtioin. Farzdna Khi prosecutipn stpry wid hfluse -si-hjated in rent/ .- , ;-,;1.:""': There is no ;reliable^and! the flpplicdnt^was »tc^ ccu'tonsof Goa Speckit Mfhisky Ihdependenf wjtnesses <& Bablu Soni PW-lO^ijJ .seizure frdm the applica^it The •testimony of Rtima; That 8 cartons of Dqu^ seized "from a huf nettr} How(ever;.theseizure manner ^hat^ •Hw liquoi^ <3tweSmg wiff.ltsuivfify <^i^[wiH <ii^ciT;^1^(:^ <[^+$i< '^ari^Wsn^r ' |dr PM/-6 gdmitt'ed Jn^para-8 liquor :frbm the ;lious& of examined as;PW-3 by -ttie !<|rtlin PW-S^diclnotsuppQrttl'lei lenfed ttiat iife^had given hgr Sau'hjm ;Nagar •fir the' applicant^on cogent eyidence to show •that nscious possession Y of^ ?f+ie fr •f seizure Puneet'Kumar PW-2 notf suppwt J1'h&;K>ctyni of |ShcBil<ar Singh, PW-11 revealed |r u ^a^Speciol VVhisky" was €autam Nagai'; Neac Subbh. m^,mo .Ex.P-2 did not s)iow;m any ^was seized rr»m^my; hyr or ijien'Bons thort' liqyor was seizec ?1. 'a7S?-4i'><icl4, »iAi'o*ic. R<;1!<-j?I<. • .^._^.€xy&.^.2^-^...., WlR'ffSfiUW'- " ''•,;"-, ;'.^Wt MO'F. ir- »a'!^[^5 .Ri-fl^ sirjt?!' 'aiiiwH^r "^ frbm the applicant <?n near -ttie Sukibh at^tsiutjim ^l^^rood from Krishna h^ ,Nago^;l>./,.;'l^//';'<^,'~:^':''.,; 7. .\-^- The tes-timony 6f Sufc ~ pa»'a-^ia(soshows;'t|ifft ^~to^how?rfBSt-ytiea^|zecl 'lcusto(^.at"''^e^^o^e^i ' also notlaeen pr'ovecj by ^ /f't^-4^- fek<-t-^^<^ rtt^pQ-^ jV^fLt^. rtt^ (. Ss^iw^-a^_ t^f'iS^W^- '•- Qn .-thfr basis of above^ coi 5ecti6n-34 fe) df C.©.^Excise- ^|< ther'eunder betng Wiholly contrary 1 jn exerciseb'^reyisionatjurisclictj^n. In 1'fte result, 'this Grimf allowed. CSnviction of Ihe^appiica^t^ Excise Act ond theserifence Theapplieahtshdltbesefatlibeijty" dny othercase. Fin6if pqid, shall <)ii<<F<i^iiii<!iil',^fti3}<Rii^i< .^; •siispT'CT^r •-' '[ speetor |CR;|<W!iwar,PW^ in\^^^^^^^ Ittiere is ho maiterial on record Ifoneign^iquor wos kept-m.safe^' I'tWorh Mdlkha'ioc ttegister' has - |+ie (iirosecution..;:-'; •';'_;;'^l''.-,'.^i:',:: J^'^^^.<.<A^K^:^^^<^^ fci4' :2»1'<rLI*i&-te-^ ^* :<!1...%»»-<-:s. :^~-1 ivjtrt'ipn 6f thie applicant under (cf ^and the sentence dwttrded fro law.are lidbleto be setasicle awolrded nal Reyisiofl No.242/2006 Js 'under Sec't-ion-34 (a) so-f C.6. "thereuhder <ire ^t aside. forthwjth; if nbtpequired:in >e r'efundsd to the qaplictfrh. •"'. Sd-/' Dilip Judge ils'^'—^ ^/:. •y . '< -@.. .ya ivS:'^-^. --^--"Bisja isiw 'ia.^y ,).l^