In Brief
The appellant was convicted by the trial court for illegal manufacturing of arrack under the Abkari Act after police discovered him producing arrack in a remote location. He was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The High Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to two years based on his age and lack of prior convictions. The Supreme Court further reduced the sentence to one year simple imprisonment (instead of rigorous) and a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 on both counts, considering that 15 years had passed since the incident, the appellant was over 63 years old, and he had no criminal history."
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