KASHI RAM Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has preferred this criminal misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. claiming the following reliefs:

(2.) Brief facts of the case are that while the police officials were on routine round on 4.4.2018, they were informed that the petitioner Kashi Ram is engaged in bringing diesel from Punjab and selling it at Suratgarh, illegally. On this, a decoy was sent for purchasing 5 Itrs. Diesel from the petitioner's shop. On finding the information to be correct, a raid was conducted and a total of 1030 ltrs diesel was found in plastic drums and the petitioner could not produce any bill.

(3.) After usual formalities and preparing the seizure memo, an FIR No. 171/2018 was registered at Police Station Suratgarh, District Sri Ganganagar against the petitioner for the offence under Section 3/7 of E.C. Act. After investigation, charge sheet was filed before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sri Ganganagar where criminal case No.405/2018 was registered and the cognizance was taken against the petitioner for the offence under Section 3/7 of the E.C. Act. Thereafter, charges were framed against the petitioner for the aforesaid offence.