THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No.883 of 2013

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is preferred aggrieved by the judgment dated

14.03.2013 passed in P.C.No.60 of 2009 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class (for short “the trial court”) to try offences under the ESI and Chairman, Industrial Tribunal – I at Hyderabad.

2. Heard Sri E.Venugopal Reddy, learned counsel representing Sri B.G.Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant – Employee’ State Insurance Corporation (for short “ESI”) on record.

3. The brief facts of the prosecution / complaint is that the complainant is a public servant being an Inspector under the Sub-Regional Office at ESI bearing Door No.14-20-27, Padmanabha Buildings, Gandhinagar, Vijayawada-3. The complainant lodged a complaint against the accused, purporting to act in discharge of his official duties as a public servant. The establishment of the accused was in the name and style of M/s.Baba Security Services, which was brought under coverage of ESI. The said established employed 35 employees on

01.03.2002 for wages. The accused herein being the principal employer failed to pay contributions amounting to Rs.3,80.380/- covering the perio