ORDER

1. This order disposes of criminal revision filed by the applicant Jaisingh s/o Dheeraj Rajput under sections 397 r/w 401 of CrPC, which has been preferred against the order of First Additional Sessions Judge, Jhabua pronounced on 13.2.2019 in Criminal Appeal No. 172/2015, whereby order of conviction and sentence pronounced by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhabua on 29.9.2015 in Criminal Case No.1496/2015 convicting the applicant under sections 34(1)(a) read with 34(2) of the M. P. Excise Act and sentenced him to undergo 1 year RI with fine of Rs. 25,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to suffer additional 3 months SI has been affirmed, thereby dismissing the appeal.

2. The prosecution case in short was that on 21.9.2012, pursuant to receipt of secret information, one Maruti Suzuki Car bearing registration No. MP09 A 1644 was intercepted by the officers of the Excise Department and two persons namely, applicant Jaisingh and one another co-accused Sonu was found sitting in the car and on searching the car, 207.36 bulk litres of liquor was recovered from the car. The case was registered and after investigation, which comprised analysis of seized liquor and collecting othe