ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in SC No.404 of 2007 on the files of the Asst.Sessions Court, Kattappana. The learned Asst. Sessions Judge convicted the petitioner for the commission of offences under Sections 8 (1) and 8(2), and Section 55 (g) of the Abkari Act . He was sentenced to Simple Imprisonment for two years and fine Rs.1 lakh with a default clause of Simple Imprisonment for six months. In the appeal, the learned Additional Sessions Court (Adhoc I) Thodupuzha, confirmed the conviction, but reduced the sentence to Simple Imprisonment for one year with fine Rs.1 lakh. The default clause of Simple Imprisonment was reduced to one month. Aggrieved by the aforesaid verdicts of the courts below, the petitioner is here before this Court with this revision petition.

2. Since the learned counsel for the revision petitioner reported no instructions, notice was issued to the revision petitioner. Still the revision petitioner did not choose to appear or to advance any argumen