ARJAN DASS Vs. MARKET COMMITTEE, HISSAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) TWO complaints were filed against the Petitioner of Criminal Revision No 122 of 1978 (Arjan Dass v. The Market Committee, Hissar), and Criminal Revision No. 124 of 1978 (Arjan Dass v. The Market Committee, Hissar) by the Respondent, under Section 31(sic) of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961, in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hissar. Both the revision petitions will be disposed of by this judgment as they involve the same question of law,

(2.) IT is admitted by both the parties that the offence for which the complaints made against the aforesaid Petitioner were triable as a summons case, because the offence carries a maximum sentence of Rs 200/. It has been hold by both the Subordinate Courts below that the procedure adopted by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate in the trial of cases was that of a summons case.

(3.) THESE revisions have been filed by the Petitioner against the orders of the learned Sessions Judge.