Court, Koyilandy, and the learned Magistrate committed the case to the Sessions Court, where the case received as S.C No.403 of 2002, which finally made over to the present trial court for disposal. When the accused appeared after hearing the prosecution as well as the defence, a formal charge was framed against the accused for the offence punishable under Section 55 (a) of the Abkari Act r/w Rule 9 of the Foreign Liquor Rules which when read over and explained to the accused, he pleaded not guilty. Consequently, the trial was proceeded further during which Pws.1 to 5 were examined from the side of the prosecution besides, producing Exts.P1 to P6 documents. Mos.1 to 12 were identified and marked as material objects. No evidence whatsoever adduced from the side of the defence. On conclusion of the trial, the trial court has found that the evidence adduced from the side of the prosecution prove beyond doubt that Mos.1 to 12 were seized from the accused without any valid licence and that was imported from other State, to Kerala for sale and whereby the accused/appellant has committed the offence punishable under Section 55(a) of Abkari Act read with Rule 9 of
