HARNATH SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS revision petition is directed against the order dated 22. 7. 1981 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge No. 2, Hanumangarh, whereby he dismissed the appeal against the judgment dated 26. 6. 1979 passed by the Magistrate (Roadways), Hanumangarh, the conviction and sentence under section 8 of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Service (Prevention of Ticket-less Travel), Act, 1975, to one month imprisonment was maintained.

(2.) THE brief facts giving rise to this revision are as follows :-Harnath Singh, the accused-petitioner was Bus Conductor in the employment of the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ' the Corporation' ). THE accused petitioner was the Conductor of Bus No. R. S. M. 1624, on 26. 6. 1979, while going on the route from Sardarshahar to Bhadra, near Dabri-Choti at about 13-30 hrs. One Chater Singh Traffic Inspector of the Corporation, on checking, found 46 persons were travelling without tickets. A complaint was submitted before the learned Magistrate (Roadways) at Camp Dabri, who explained the substance of accusation and asked whether he pleads guilty or wants to defend himself, in reply he admitted his guilt.

(3.) LEARNED Public Prosecutor, V. S. Choudhary has submitted that there is a concurrent finding arrived at by both the courts below on the fact of admission of guilt, made with free will, by the accused petitioner it could not be said that it is unreasonable. Therefore, the revision petition is liable to be dismissed.