IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS TUESDAY, THE 23^RD DAY OF MAY 2023 / 2ND JYAISHTA, 1945 CRL.REV.PET NO. 2318 OF 2003 CRA 50/1999 OF SESSIONS COURT,THALASSERY CC 380/1996 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KUTHUPARAMBA REVISION PETITIONER/ APELLANT/ ACCUSED :

MEETHALE RAYAROTH SREEDHARAN, S/O. KANNAN, KOTTAYAM AMSOM, KINNAVAKKAL DESOM, KUTHUPARAMBA, THALASSERY TALUK BY ADVS.

P.P.RAMACHANDRAN SHEJI P.ABRAHAM RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT :

CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, KUTHUPARAMBA RANGE, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA BY SRI.C.N. PRABHAKARAN, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.05.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. --------------------------------

Crl.R.P.No.2318 of 2003 ---------------------------------

Dated this the 23^rd day of May, 2023

ORDER

Revision petitioner is the accused in C.C.No.380/1996 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, Kuthuparamba. He faced trial along with another accused for the offence under Section 55(a) of the Kerala Abkari Act, 1077.

2. According to the pros