High Court · 2011

setting aside the trial Court’s judgment of conviction.

2. The facts in brief are that. the respondents herein were put on trial for the offences punishable under Section 292(2) of the IPC. on the complaint allegations of the complainant (PW3) that the accused persons were selling obscene books in the shop. Based on the complaint lodged by the Investigating Officer himself, the trial Court called upon the prosecution to lead the evidence. After the accused pleading not guilty. 4 witnesses were exa.rn.i.ne. d a.nd 2. document.s were mark.ed along with lvi. 0 1 to 1 9 which are the obscene books.

3. The learned Judge, evidence appreciation convicted the respondents and sentenced them to undergo six months simple imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs,200O/ each and in default of payment of fine, to undergo Simple Imprisonment for 30 . Th.e lower Appellate Court, on appeal by the accused, set aside the judgment. of the trial Court and the accused were acquitted. it is this judgmen.t of th.e lower Appellate Court that is called in question in th.is appal by the State. f l tea.rd lea.rne..d High Court (Jovernmen.t Pleader for the respondent*Sta.te and none Cl ) C D C 5 2 D C . ) C * ) C c L C D C D C D C L )C C C D C - aP C D C D C L DC C C ) C 4 - — D C D C L HC D C D C ) - C C L DC ) C . C C C C C C a DC C ) C D CC D C D C ) C D C . ) C a C I D C D C ) i I L C D C D C ) C L C ) C D C L C D C q i C . a C L C a C a C D C a - c C 4 - C C C D C C — D C a C D C — C D C a C 2 = D C L C ) C D C D C ) C D C a C — L C ) C D C L C L C L C D C ) C D C D C D C a C D C C ) C D C a C D C ) C : ) C D C D C D C D C D C D C - C a C L C D C L CC ) C D C D C L C C ) C L C P * a C L C D C D C C C f a C L C D C — a L C Q C Q C ) CC - ) C C D C D C ) C a C D C ) C L C a C ) C p - D C a C L C L C ) ) C C C a C _ ) C D C ; D C ) C D C — 1 ‘ L C a C D C ) C D C C D C D C D C a C C i C - D C i I ) C D C C L C a C L C ) C a C D C L C ) C ) C C - D C a C - - D - - C C ) C D C I D C C C ) C D C a C L D C D C a C ) ) C C D , C . C D C D C ) C D C a C C L C - — L C - L C ) C C a - ) D C L C L C a C D C * D C ) C - - L C r C C ) C a C - ) C C ) C C L C D C - * D C ) C D C ) C L C L C D C D C D C D C ) L C ) C C D C a C L C ) C a C L C a C D C D — C ) C D C ) ) C C ) C . , D C L C a C ) C C C D C D C D C i u ) C - D C L D 4 a - ) C ) C C < . ) L C a D C ) C ) C D C - i C ) ) C C r a - C ( - ) C C ) C a D C D C ) C a C C . ) ) C C — ) ) C C D C . ) C a C L C D C a C L C _ D C i L ) C D C P ) C r i L D C C a C 4 - a C . L C D C D C a p ) C ) ) C C C ) C D C L C D C . . ) C D C L C C ( — a C ) C a C L C D C ) C D C 2 ) C D C ) C C ) C - C ) C D C D C D C ) C D C L C . ) C EC D C C ) 5 complainant and therefore, the trial Court has opined that. even if the evidence is very little on record. it is better to convict the accused to avoid the future default on the part of the accused. This order of the trial Court has been found at fault by the lower Appellate Court.

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