The State of Maharashtra v. Shri Mohanlal Verma, Director
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 ss. 16, 18(a)(i), 34
Key paragraphs
- Para 66. In my view, no case is made out by the State for interfering with the well reasoned order which is passed by the learned Magistrate. There is no jurisdictional error or illegality committed by the Trial Court. Hence, the Criminal Revision Application and the…
Judgment
The State of Maharashtra (Shri A.G. Udhoji, Drugs Inspector, Food & Drugs Administration, Manekji Wadia Bludg. 127, M.G. Road, Bombay - 23. V/s
1. Shri Mohanlal Verma, Director, R/o 131, N.S.C. Bose Road, Block No. 5, Flat No.5, Calcutta- 43.
2. Purshottam Lal Agarwal Director, R/o. 21, BST Gorachand Road, Calcutta - 14.
3. Tarachand Sabro, Director, R/o. Alankar, Penu Road, Calcutta - 23.
4. Damodardas Binani Director, R/o. 41, Stand Road, Calcutta.
5. Mohanlal Singhi, Director, R/o. I.B. Old Court Road, House Street, Calcutta - 1. (Dismissed as per Court’s order 2 dated 22/7/1994)
6. Dinesh Mohunta, Manager, R/o. 28, Mangal Karini Co-op. Society, 17 th Road, Sidharth Nagar, Goregaon (W), Bombay - 62.
7. M/s. Albert David Limited B/12, Meent Road, Industrial Estate, Gaziabad (U.P.) ---- Mr. U.V. Nikam, APP for the State. .....Respondents. CORAM: V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 1 st September, 2006 ORAL JUDGMENT:
Both these applications can be disposed of by a common judgment:-
Heard Mr. Nikam, the learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. Perused the affidavit- in- reply filed on behalf of the respondent No.7.
State has challenged the order of discharge passed by 3 the Metropolitan Magistrate, 6th Court, Mazgaon, Bombay whereby the respondents were discharged of the offence punishable under sections 18(a)(i) read with sections 16 and 34 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
The learned APP has taken me through the Judgment and Order of the learned Magistrate dated 12/12/1991. The learned Magistrate, after perusing the evidence which was recorded before framing of the charge, came to the conclusion that even if the said evidence is accepted on its face value, it was not sufficient to convict the accused. The learned Magistrate relied upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Spinning and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Vs. The State of Maharashtra reported in AIR 1972 SC 545.
Respondents have filed an affidavit in which they have stated that the respondent No.5 had expired on 17/08/1989 and that the respondent No.3 was an old man of around 82 years of age. More than 10 years have passed after the said affidavit has been filed. 4
In my view, no case is made out by the State for interfering with the well reasoned order which is passed by the learned Magistrate. There is no jurisdictional error or illegality committed by the Trial Court. Hence, the Criminal Revision Application and the Criminal Application taken out therein are accordingly dismissed. Rule stands discharged.
(V.M. KANADE, J.)
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