V. V. BEDARKAR, J. ( 1 ) IN this petition the petitioner is convicted for the offences punishable under secs. 279 337 338 304 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 7 days and fine of Rs. 50 7 days and fine of Rs. 50 15 days and fine of Rs. 100 and 30 days and fine of Rs. 250/- respectively for each of the aforesaid offences and for every default of fine 10 days further R. I. Though he was also convicted for the offences under secs. 112 and 116 of the Motor Vehicles Act no separate sentence was awarded for the said offences. This order of conviction and sentence was passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class 3 Court Narol in Criminal Case No. 2881 of 1982. Criminal Appeal No. 74 of 1983 filed by the petitioner-accused in the Sessions Court Ahmedabad District (Rural) at Narol was also dismissed. Hence this revision. ( 2 ) HAVING gone through the papers and judgments of the Courts below it was found that the conviction of the petitioner was quite justified. Mr. Jayant M. Panchal learned Advocate for the petitioner however raised a point before me that this case having been heard as a warrant triable case the learned Magistrate has not followed the provisions of sec. 248 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the Code) and therefore no opportunity was given to the accused to put forth his say about the sentence ar for grant of benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 or sec. 360 of the Code. As this point was raised rule was issued in this revision petition so far as legality of the order of sentence was concerned. ( 3 ) WHEN the matter came up for hearing Mr. M. A. Trivedi learned Public Prosecutor for the State submitted that the offences are such as could be tried as summons case. Record and proceedings are before the Court. Having scanned the record and proceedings it clearly transpires that the learned Magistrate conducted the case as warrant triable case. It is true that these offence are summons triable but the learned Magistrate has proceeded with the case as a warrant triable case. Probably he has exercised the jurisdiction vested in him under sec. Having scanned the record and proceedings it clearly transpires that the learned Magistrate conducted the case as warrant triable case. It is true that these offence are summons triable but the learned Magistrate has proceeded with the case as a warrant triable case. Probably he has exercised the jurisdiction vested in him under sec. 259 of the Code wherein there is power of the Court to convert summons-cases into warrant cases. Even if it is either a summons-case or a summary-case because under sec. 262 of the Code procedure for summary trials specified even for trial of summons case under sec. 255 (2) of the Code a Magistrate has to consider whether he proposes to proceed under sec. 360 of the Code or not and for that he shall have also to follow the provisions of sec. 361 of the Code. At any rate as this is a warrant triable case this question does not arise in the instant case but it is necessary that the Magistrate should be conscious of this provision even for a summons triable-case. ( 4 ) AT any rate this case having been conducted as warrant triable case the learned Magistrate should have followed the procedure provided in sec 248 of the Code. Not only that but in the final order of conviction the learned Magistrate has referred to the provisions of sec. 248 (2) of the Code but not followed fully. Sec. 248 (2) of the Code reads: 248 Where in any case under this Chapter the Magistrate finds the accused guilty but does not proceed in accordance with the provisions of see. 325 or sec. 360 he shall after hearing the accused on the question of sentence pass sentence upon him according to law. This provision clearly provides that after the Magistrate finds the accused guilty but does not proceed in accordance with sec. 360 of the Code then he shall after hearing the accused on the question of sentence pass sentence upon him according to law. ( 5 ) SEC. 360 of the Code provides for the procedure for releasing on probation of good conduct or after admonition a person not under 21 years of age who is convicted of an offence punishable with fine only or with imprisonment for a term of seven years or less etc. "sec. ( 5 ) SEC. 360 of the Code provides for the procedure for releasing on probation of good conduct or after admonition a person not under 21 years of age who is convicted of an offence punishable with fine only or with imprisonment for a term of seven years or less etc. "sec. 361 of the Code provides: 361 Where in any ease the Court could have dealt with (a) an accused person under see. 360 or under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 or (b) a youthful offender under the Children Act. . . . . . but has not done so it shall record in its judgment the special reasons for not having done so". Both these provisions are mandatory so far as warrant triable case is concerned. The learned Magistrate seems to be quite oblivious of this aspect. ( 6 ) I had an occasion to consider this aspect in case of Laxmansing Galabsing Khant v. The State of Gujarat Criminal Revision Application No. 329 of 1979 decided on 11-9-1979. In that case rule was issued by D. P. Desai J. He came to the conclusion that there was no merit in the case as there were two concurrent findings of facts based on believeable evidence. But a ground was urged before him as to the legality of the order of sentence and it was considered by him that that ground needed examination in view of the provisions of sec. 248 (2) of the Code. He therefore admitted that revision petition on the question of legality of the order of sentence only. Thereafter when the matter came up for final hearing before me it was specifically observed by me after considering the provisions of sec. 248 (2) of the Code that this section requires that first of all the Magistrate has to apply his mind whether the provisions of sec. 360 of the Code are to be brought into action and if not then he has to make up his mind why he does not want to do so because under sec. 361 of the Code if the learned Magistrate does not proceed under sec. 360 or under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 etc. then he shall record in his judgment the special reasons for having not done so. 361 of the Code if the learned Magistrate does not proceed under sec. 360 or under the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 etc. then he shall record in his judgment the special reasons for having not done so. Therefore in such a case difficulties would arise about the legality of the sentence. Firstly the learned Magistrate has not considered whether he wanted to proceed under sec 360 of the Code; secondly if not for what special reasons; and thirdly he has not heard the accused on the question of sentence. ( 7 ) IN the instant case before me an argument is advanced by Mr. Panchal that if the question of sentence would have been put to the petitioner the petitioner would have shown that he is a Government servant he has 14 persons to maintain he would be losing the job and various other factors. All these things can be considered on proper evidence so that the Court could be prevailed upon to give him lesser sentence and therefore it is his request that the matter be sent back to the learned Magistrate. In my view there is one more reason. If the Court could have considered all these aspects then the trial Court would not have remained oblivious of the requirements of sec. 248 (2) sec. 360 and sec. 361 of the Code. Therefore in order that the lower Magistracy may be mindful of these provisions it is necessary that the matter should be sent back to the trial Court. In spite of the earlier judgment of this Court (decided by me and referred to above) of course though unreported it seems that many of the Magistrates do not adhere to the provisions of sec. 248 (2) of the Code and therefore at the stage of revision this difficulty arises. ( 8 ) IN the result therefore the revision petition is allowed. Rule is made absolute to the extent of sentence. The matter is remanded to the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class 3 Court Narol who will hear the accused on the point of sentence as required under sec. 248 of the Code and pass necessary orders in view of those provisions and the observations made above. Revision allowed. .