1974 Supreme(Raj) 291
P.N.SHINGHAL
Chander Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. - This revision petition of accused Chander Singh is directed against the appellate judgement of learned Sessions Judge, Bhilwara, dated January 12, 1971, by which he has upheld the trial court's judgement convicting and sentencing him of offences under section 86 of the Motor Vehicles Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act" and rules 116, 106, 121, 167 and 84 (c) of the Rajasthan Motor Vehicle Rules, hereinafter referred to as "the Rules". The allegation against the petitioner was that he was driving bus No. RJY 1298 on December 5, 1966, from Ajmer to Bhilwara, when he committed the six offences for which he has been convicted and sentenced to a fine of Rs. 300/- in all.
2. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petition could not have been convicted of the offence u/s 86 (1) because there was no evidence to show that any police officer in uniform made a demand for the production of his licence for examination. The learned public prosecutor has frankly conceded that there is justification for this argument, and it appears that the conviction and the sentences of the petitioner for the offence under section 86 read with section 112 of the
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