IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J
Gudala Narasimha Rao, S/o. Mahankali Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of A.P., Rep. by Public Prosecutor, High Court – Respondent
ORDER :
Y. Lakshmana Rao, J.
The revision was directed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C .,’) against the judgment in Crl.A.No.174 of 2010 dated 28.10.2010 on the file of the learned III Additional Sessions Judge, (First Track Court), Bhimavaram, whereunder the judgment passed by the learned II Additional First Class Magistrate, Bhimavaram, in S.T.C.No.2 of 2009 dated 14.06.2010 imposing a fine of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) on the revisionist for the commission of offence punishable under Section 14(1) of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)Act, 1986 (for brevity ‘the Act’), was confirmed.
2. The case of the prosecution was that on 27.07.2007 at about 11:00 a.m, PW.2 G. Raju, Assistant Labour Officer had inspected the establishment of the revisionist along with PW.2 S. Amar Kumar, the Assistant Labour Officer and Inspector under ‘the Act’, 1st Circle, Bhimavaram found a child worker by name Nakka Ramudu, aged about 12 years, therefore, a complaint under Section 14(1) of ‘the Act’, was filed.
3. The learned Trial Court examined PW.1 and PW.2 the officials of the Labour Department and got marked Ex.P1 to P6 during
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