This is a criminal revision case filed against the conviction and sentence of the learned Sub-Divisional First Class Magistrate of Peddapur in C.A. No. 53 of 1951 confirming the conviction and sentence of the Additional Stationary Sub-Magistrate, Rajahmundry, in C.C. No. 343 of 1950.

The facts are: The complainant has purchased Musurumilli Bamboo Coupe No. 1 for the year 1949-50, i.e., for the year ending 30th June, 1950 for Rs. 5,000 in auction held by the Forest Department and was working the Coupe through the men engaged by him. He was getting the stock of bamboos from the Coupe to Gokavaram and stocking them in the site of one Dasari Bulliah. This site was held under a lease of the accused from whom the complainant has taken it on an annual rent of Rs. 35 for the purpose of securing the bamboos therein. The complainant noticed that the stock in the depot was being diminished, having been misappropriated by the accused and so he asked his agent at Gokavaram to stock the bamboos in another site and accordingly on 5th December, 1949, at 9 A.M., when 12 bandies of bamboos arrived from the Coupe and they were being directed towards the new site the accused interfered and threa