CRLA/611/2008 of THE STATE OF A.P. Vs NALLA APPARAO

APHC010440242008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.611 OF 2008 Between: The State of AP ...APPELLANT Rep. by its PP AND Nalla Apparao ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) Counsel for the Respondent: ……….. The Court made the following JUDGMENT: This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the State against the Judgment dated 29.06.2006 passed in CC No.259 of 2003 by the learned Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kotabommali, whereby and whereunder the respondent herein/sole Accused was found not guilty of the offence punishable under Section 8(e) of the AP Prohibition Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’), accordingly, acquitted 2 SRK, J Crl.A.No.611 of 2008 him of the said charge and further directed the State represented by the Prohibition and Excise Inspector, Tekkali to pay damages of Rs.1,000/- towards compensation to the respondent herein /sole accused. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 16.01.2002, at about 17.15 hours, on reliable information, the Prohib