ORDER :

K.V. JAYAKUMAR, J.

This criminal revision petition is preferred impugning the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Court, Thodupuzha in Crl.A.No.316/2011 dated 30.09.2013.

2. The revision petitioner herein is the 1^st accused in S.C.No.207/2009 of the Assistant Sessions Court, Kattappana registered for offence punishable under Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act .

3. The prosecution case is that, on 09.11.2018., 1^st accused as the driver and the 2^nd accused as the passenger in KL-37-3964 autorikshaw had transported 35 liters of arrack in a plastic Can through Moonkipallam-Chettukuzhy public road and thereby allegedly committed offences punishable under Sections 8(1) and (2) of the Abkari Act .

4. Before the trial court, PWs.1 to 4 were examined and Exts.P1 to P8 were marked. MO1 and 2 were also identified and marked. The trial court, after a full fledged trial, convicted and sentenced the revision petitioner/1^st accused to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- and in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months. However, the trial court acquitted the 2^nd accused.

5. The learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Thodupuz