KUNTI LAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is petition under Section 482, Cr.PC praying that the proceedings taken against the petitioner under Section 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (here in after referred to as the 'Act') may be quashed.

(2.) THE petition came up before learned Single Judge (MB. Sharma, J.) and arguments commenced. Learned Counsel for the petitioner relied on some decisions of this court which we shall refer later, and submitted that in view of those judgments, this petition should be allowed.

(3.) SINCE this was an important matter, we had directed that a general notice be issued to all the learned Advocates about hearing of this case so that submissions could be made by them, if they so liked. Mr. S.R. Bajwa, Advocate has appeared and has assisted this Court.