Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Previous Conviction. - Five bottles of illicit liquor recovered. Accused sentenced to R.I. for 3 months and a fine of Rs. 500/- by Sessions Judge. Conviction affirmed by Sessions Judge. However, trial court appearing to have been unnecessarily swayed by the consideration that according to a chit produced by prosecution, accused had been previously convicted five times. Previous convictions of accused not duly proved according to law. Approach of trial Court erroneous. Under the circumstances, accused ordered to be released on probation for one year by High Court and his sentence of imprisonment and fine set aside. Accused convicted under Excise Act. Accused also it previous convict. Accused praying for release on Probation. Accused released on probation. Previous conviction no bar to release the accused on Probation. Previous convict. Recovery of Working Still. Accused convicted and sentenced. Accused, however, released on probation by Sessions Judge despite the fact that he was previous convict. Appeal against grant of probation before High Court. Order of Sessions Judge not interfered with.