Kerala Abkari Act–Sec. 8(1) r/w. 8(2)–Conviction–Sentence of 18 months–Reduced by High Court up to one year–Recovery of 40 ltrs. arrack–Appellants were any small-time operators in the illicit trade of arrack–They are the weakest link in the chain of illicit trade–Held, further reduction of sentence would be quite–Sentence reduced up to six months and fifteen days.
