GYARSILAL Vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Of these two appeals, one is by Gyarsi Lai, who was convicted for breach of clause 3 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Food Grains Dealers Licensing Order, 1958, and the other by the State of Madhya Pradesh arising out of the same proceedings in which Gyarsi Lai was convicted. We will deal with Gyarsi Lai's appeal first.

(2.) It is not in dispute that Gyarsilal has acted as commission agent of certain people and purchased various quantities of food grains for them from the Mandi (market) and supplied these to them. IT was said that in doing this he had stored goods for sale and also sold them without a licence and so committed the offence of which he was convicted. The Order stated, in substance so far as material for our purpose, that no one shall sell or store for sale either on his own account or as a commission agent certain goods in quantities above a specified limit.