https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289309 Withdrawal of the Provincial Government's power under Rule 81 of the Defence of India Rules was held not to extinguish criminal liability for contraventions already committed while the foodgrains and export restrictions were in force. The amended rule affected only future operation of the orders; it did not wipe out past offences, and prosecution continued to be authorised under Rule 81(4). The convictions were therefore sustained. On sentence, the Court saw no basis to disturb the findings of guilt but reduced the substantive imprisonment to the period already undergone, while retaining the fine in one matter and modifying the default imprisonment in the other. en-us Thu, 23 Dec 1943 00:00:00 +0630 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289309 Withdrawal of the Provincial Government's power under Rule 81 of the Defence of India Rules was held not to extinguish criminal liability for contraventions already committed while the foodgrains and export restrictions were in force. The amended rule affected only future operation of the orders; it did not wipe out past offences, and prosecution continued to be authorised under Rule 81(4). The convictions were therefore sustained. On sentence, the Court saw no basis to disturb the findings of guilt but reduced the substantive imprisonment to the period already undergone, while retaining the fine in one matter and modifying the default imprisonment in the other. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 23 Dec 1943 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289309