{"id":83222,"date":"2007-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ithapiri-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-july-2007"},"modified":"2019-03-23T07:18:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T01:48:23","slug":"ithapiri-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-july-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ithapiri-vs-state-of-kerala-on-26-july-2007","title":{"rendered":"Ithapiri vs State Of Kerala on 26 July, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Ithapiri vs State Of Kerala on 26 July, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nCRL A No. 976 of 2007(B)\n\n\n1. ITHAPIRI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :ADV.R.V.SUJIT KUMAR(STATE BRIEF)\n\n                For Respondent  :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.THANKAPPAN\n\n Dated :26\/07\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n
                                      K.Thankappan, J.\n<\/p>\n
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                               Crl. A. No.  976      of  2007<\/p>\n
                 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –\n<\/p>\n
                          Dated this the 26th day of July, 2007<\/p>\n
                                          JUDMENT<\/p>\n
          Appellant,   an   aged   man   of   70   years,   faced   trial   for   offence<\/p>\n
punishable under section 55(g) of the the Abkari Act on the allegation that<\/p>\n
he   was   found   in   possession   of     45   litres   of   wash.     To   prove   the   charge<\/p>\n
against   the appellant, the prosecution examined PWs.1 to 5 and produced<\/p>\n
Exts.P1  to  P9.   The   trial   court  accepted   the  sole  evidence  of  PW4   Excise<\/p>\n
Inspector who detected  the offence  and  found  that the  appellant  guilty of<\/p>\n
offence punishable under section 55(g) of the Abkari Act.  PW4 stated that<\/p>\n
on 20-8-2003 at 5 P.M. while he was on patrol duty, he got information that<\/p>\n
the appellant was possessing wash in his house for distillation of arrack. He<\/p>\n
proceeded  to the house of the appellant and searched the house. A 30 litre<\/p>\n
pot and a 15 litre can were found in the kitchen and on examination it was<\/p>\n
found that the can and the post contained  45 litres of wash. PW4 arrested<\/p>\n
the   appellant,   seized   the   wash   and   registered   the   crime.   The   case   was<\/p>\n
investigated   and   charge   was   laid   before   the   court.       After   closing   the<\/p>\n
evidence,  the   appellant  was  questioned  under   section  313  of   Cr.P.C.    He<\/p>\n
denied the  allegation and stated that MOs.1 and 2 were not seized from the<\/p>\n
house  and  the  above  material  objects  were taken from nearby estate    and<\/p>\n
Crl.A.976\/2007                                   2<\/span><\/p>\n
the   case   was   foisted   against   him   by   the   Excise   party.           Relying   on   the<\/p>\n
evidence adduced by the prosecution both, oral and  documentary, the trial<\/p>\n
court  found   the  appellant   guilty   under   section  55(g)of  the  the  Abkari   Act<\/p>\n
and   he   was   convicted   thereunder   and     sentenced   to   undergo   rigorous<\/p>\n
imprisonment     for   one  year       and   to   pay     a   fine   of   Rs.1,00,000\/-     and   in<\/p>\n
default   to   undergo   rigorous   imprisonment       for   three   months.       The<\/p>\n
conviction  and  sentence  awarded  against  the  appellant  are  assailed  in  this<\/p>\n
appeal.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
          2. Since the appeal has been filed through the jail authorities and no<\/p>\n
counsel   has   been   engaged   to   defend   the   case   of   the   appellant,   this   Court<\/p>\n
appointed a member of State Brief panel to defend the case of the appellant.<\/p>\n
          3.   This   Court   heard   the   learned   counsel   for   the   appellant   and   the<\/p>\n
learned Public Prosecutor.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
          4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the trial court has<\/p>\n
committed serious error in finding the appellant guilty under section 55(g)<\/p>\n
of  the  Abkari   Act    on   the   basis  of  the   evidence   of PW4,  as   there  was  no<\/p>\n
independent evidence to support the  evidence of PW4.  The learned counsel<\/p>\n
also   submits   that   the   evidence   of   PW4   is   not   enough   to   prove   that   the<\/p>\n
appellant was found in possession of the contraband article,  as the definite<\/p>\n
case of PWs.1 and 2, independent witnesses, was that they had not seen any<\/p>\n
Crl.A.976\/2007                                3<\/span><\/p>\n
contraband article seized from the house of the appellant and they had stated<\/p>\n
that they signed the paper as directed by the excise men.  It is submitted that<\/p>\n
even if the evidence of PW4 is accepted, the finding of the trial court that<\/p>\n
the appellant  had  committed  an  offence  punishable under section  55(g)  of<\/p>\n
the Abkari Act is not justifiable, as the prosecution had not proved the wash<\/p>\n
kept by the appellant is for preparation of arrack.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
         5.   The   trial   court   had   considered   the   evidence   of   PW4   and   found<\/p>\n
that the prosecution  had succeeded in proving that the appellant committed<\/p>\n
an offence punishable under section 55(g) of the Abkari Act. As per Ext.P9<\/p>\n
chemical  analysis report, the  first sample contained    4.78% ethyle alcohol<\/p>\n
and the second sample contained 8.65 ethyle alcohol by volume. PWs.1 and<\/p>\n
2   stated   that   they   did   not   see   excise   men   searching   the   house   of   the<\/p>\n
appellant, seizing wash and arresting the appellant.   The evidence of PW1<\/p>\n
shows   that   he   signed   Ext.P1   at   Padikappu   at   the   request   of   the   excise<\/p>\n
officials.  The evidence of PW2  shows that he signed Ext.P1 at his shop. In<\/p>\n
this  context,    it  is  relevant  to  note  that  in  Ext.P1    mahazar  names  of four<\/p>\n
excise officials were mentioned, but non of them was examined. It has come<\/p>\n
out   in   evidence   that   other   persons     were   residing   nearby   or   conducting<\/p>\n
shops nearby, but they were not made witnesses.   Apart from the above, it<\/p>\n
is seen that there was no material other than MOs.1 and 2 to prove that the<\/p>\n
Crl.A.976\/2007                                 4<\/span><\/p>\n
wash was kept for preparation of arrack. The case set up by the appellant is<\/p>\n
that the the material objects were   taken from a nearby estate and the case<\/p>\n
was   foisted   against   him.   For   conducting   a   search   in   the   house,   it   is<\/p>\n
obligatory on the part of the authorized officer to comply with  section 31 of<\/p>\n
the Abkari Act. There is no evidence to show that  the above procedure was<\/p>\n
complied  with  by  PW4.       The   prosecution   case  is  that   the   appellant  was<\/p>\n
found  in  possession  of 45  litres  of wash  for  the  purpose  of  distillation  of<\/p>\n
arrack and the same was stored in the house.   The prosecution must allege<\/p>\n
and prove that the wash was  kept for the purpose of manufacturing liquor.<\/p>\n
In this context, there is no evidence to show that the wash was kept  for the<\/p>\n
purpose of manufacturing liquor.    In the above circumstances, this Court is<\/p>\n
of   the   view   that   the   finding   of   the   trial   court   that   the   appellant   had<\/p>\n
committed an offence under section 55(g) of the  Act is not sustainable. In  a<\/p>\n
decision  reported in   Sudhepan @ Aniyan V. State of Kerala<\/a> (2005(2) KLT<\/p>\n
(Cri) 631)   this Court held that to attract an offence under section 55(a) of<\/p>\n
the the Abkari Act, the prosecution must allege and prove that possession of<\/p>\n
the contraband liquor was incidental  or in  connection with export, import,<\/p>\n
transport or transit of liquor.     Therefore, the finding of the trial court that<\/p>\n
the   appellant   found   guilty   under   section   55(g)   of   the   Abkari   Act   is   not<\/p>\n
sustainable.\n<\/p>\n
\nCrl.A.976\/2007                                 5<\/span><\/p>\n
         6. In the above circumstances, the conviction and sentence awarded<\/p>\n
against the appellant\/accused in S.C.No.531\/2005 on the file of the Court of<\/p>\n
the   Addl.   Sessions   Judge   (Adhoc)-II,   Thodupuzha   are   set   aside     and   the<\/p>\n
appellant   is   acquitted.   Hence,   the   appellant       shall   be   released     forthwith<\/p>\n
unless required in any other case.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                                                      K. Thankappan,<\/p>\n
                                                                      Judge.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Crl.A.976\/2007    6\n\n\n\n\n\n                         K. Thankappan,J.\n\n                        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                        Crl.A. No. 976\/2007\n\n                        - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n\n\n\n\n                               Judgment\n\n                               26-7-2007\n\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Ithapiri vs State Of Kerala on 26 July, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM CRL A No. 976 of 2007(B) 1. ITHAPIRI, … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY … Respondent For Petitioner :ADV.R.V.SUJIT KUMAR(STATE BRIEF) For Respondent :PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Hon’ble MR. 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