HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRL. REVISION CASE No. 562 OF 2004 Wednesday, the Fourth Day of July, Two Thousand and Ten Between S.Hazarath Reddy and others Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderbaad Respondent ORAL ORDER: The 23rd petitioner who is the lessee of M/s. Sri Lakshmi Ramana Rice Mill, Udayagiri, and others filed this Revision questioning the order of the District Collector, Nellore dated 8.4.2000, as confirmed by the learned District Judge in Criminal Miscellaneous Appeal No.10 of 2000, dated 8.4.2003, confiscating 30% of the seized paddy, broken rice and rice of both the varieties i.e. Jilakara Mahsoori Rice and Molakolukulu Rice, in favour of the Government. The brief facts of the case of the prosecution are that on information that the Management of Sri Lakshmi Ramana Rice Mill, Udayagiri is indulging in clandestine business, the Inspector of Police, Vigilance Cell, Civil Supplies Department, Nellore surprised the mill and the 23rd petitioner herein was found attending to the business, but on demand, he failed to produce any records. On physical verification, there was variation in the stocks and no plausible explanation for such variation was submitted. Consequently, the stocks were seized and proceedings under Sec. 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 were initiated. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. Having considered the submissions, since the Collector himself has given the maximum relief and ordered confiscation only to the extent of 30% of the value of the entire seized stock, which was also confirmed by the learned District Judge, Nellore in appeal, this court is of the considered view that no interference is called for. There is absolutely nothing to discredit the findings recorded by District Collector, Nellore, as confirmed by the learned District Judge, Nellore under Sec. 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act. Consequently, the Criminal Revision Case fails and is accordingly dismissed. _____________________________ Justice Gopala Krishna Tamada August 4, 2010 MAS