PEPSI FOODS LIMITED Vs. SPECIAL JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The appellants are aggrieved by the judgment dated September 23, 1996 of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench) dismissing their writ petition filed under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution. The appellants sought quashing of the complaint filed against them under S. 7 read with S. 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (for short 'the Act'). The prayers in the writ petition were worded as under:

(3.) There are two appellants, second appellant is the Managing Director of first appellant. The respondents are three. First respondent is the court where the appellants along with others have been summoned for having committed offences under Ss. 7/16 of the Act. The second respondent is the complainant and the third respondent is the State of Uttar Pradesh.