(1.) THE appellant convicted under section 6 (3) and (4) of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 1988 read with section 3 and section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and sentenced to SI for three months and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default to suffer SI for ten days by the learned 2nd Addl. Session Judge, Kolhapur in Special Case No. 11 of 1988 by the judgment and order dated 7-11-92 has appealed against the order of conviction and sentence.
(2.) THE few facts leading to the conviction of the appellant are summarised as under :---
(3.) CHARGE was framed on 23-12-1991 by the Special Judge, Kolhapur for violation of Orders 6 (3) and (4) of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 1988 and for committing an offence punishable under section 3 read with section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act to which the appellant pleaded not guilty. The defence of the accused was of total denial and that it was a false case. According to him the witnesses deposed against him under police pressure.