{"id":132855,"date":"2010-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sate-vs-the-present-appeal-on-20-january-2010"},"modified":"2016-12-22T11:50:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T06:20:30","slug":"sate-vs-the-present-appeal-on-20-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sate-vs-the-present-appeal-on-20-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sate vs The Present Appeal on 20 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sate vs The Present Appeal on 20 January, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&amp;Nbsp;<\/div>\n<pre>   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/552\/2004\t 6\/ 6\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 552 of 2004\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nSATE\nOF GUJARAT - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSULTANBHAI\nPIRBHAI PANCHWANI &amp; 2 - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nDC SEJPAL Ld. APP for Appellant(s) : 1, \nNOTICE SERVED for\nOpponent(s) : 1 - 3. \nMR MD MODI for Opponent(s) : 1, \nMR DK MODI\nfor Opponent(s) : 2 -\n3. \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 20\/01\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n<p>1.0<br \/>\nThe present appeal, under section 378 of the Code of Criminal<br \/>\nProcedure, 1973, is directed against the judgment and order of<br \/>\nacquittal dated 31.12.2003 passed by the learned JMFC, Surendranagar<br \/>\nin Criminal  Case No.  224\/1999, whereby the accused has been<br \/>\nacquitted of the charges under sec. 7(1)(2)(3) and 16 of the<br \/>\nPrevention of Food Adulteration Act,  leveled against him.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.0<br \/>\nThe brief facts of the prosecution case are as under:\n<\/p>\n<p>2.1<br \/>\nIt is the case of the prosecution that Food Inspector on 26.9.1997<br \/>\nvisited the shop of respondents-accused, and has taken the sample of<br \/>\n Manekchand Gutkha   and purchased the same and paid the price,<br \/>\ncash memo was taken and after following the procedure the sample was<br \/>\nsent to the Public Analyst, Rajkot for analysis and as per the report<br \/>\nof the Public Analyst, the sample was found to be adulterated and<br \/>\nmisbranded. On these facts, the complaint was filed before the Court,<br \/>\nwhich was numbered as Criminal Case No. 224\/1999 against the<br \/>\nrespondent. At the time of trial, evidence was led before the trial<br \/>\nCourt. The documents were produced  and oral evidence of the<br \/>\nwitnesses were also recorded by the trial Court and after considering<br \/>\nthe oral as well as documentary evidence, the learned Magistrate has<br \/>\npassed the order of acquittal which is impugned in this appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.0<br \/>\nIt was contended by learned APP Mr. Sejpal for the appellant that<br \/>\nthe judgment and order of the learned Magistrate is not proper, legal<br \/>\nand it is erroneous. He has also argued that the learned Magistrate<br \/>\nhas not considered the evidence of the witnesses. He has argued that<br \/>\nFood Inspector has followed the rules prescribed by law and he has<br \/>\nalso followed the procedure of taking the sample and the contents of<br \/>\nForm No. 6 etc are just and proper. The sample was seized and sealed<br \/>\nproperly. Yet, the learned Magistrate has not considered the evidence<br \/>\nof prosecution. Therefore, the order impugned in this appeal passed<br \/>\nby the learned Magistrate requires to be quashed and set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>4.<br \/>\n\tIt is a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the<br \/>\nAppellate Court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give<br \/>\nfresh reasonings when the Appellate Court is in agreement with the<br \/>\nreasons assigned by the trial court acquitting the accused.  In the<br \/>\ninstant case, this Court is in full agreement with the reasons given<br \/>\nand findings recorded by the trial Court while acquitting the<br \/>\nrespondents- accused and adopting the said reasons and for the<br \/>\nreasons aforesaid, in my view, the impugned judgment is just, legal<br \/>\nand proper and requires no interference by this Court at this stage.<br \/>\nHence, this appeal requires to be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>5.<br \/>\nEven in a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State<br \/>\nof Goa V. Sanjay Thakran &amp; Anr. Reported in (2007)3 SCC 75,<br \/>\nthe Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such cases.<br \/>\nIn para 16 of the said decision the Court has observed as under:\n<\/p>\n<p> 16.<br \/>\nFrom the aforesaid decisions, it is apparent that while exercising<br \/>\nthe powers in appeal against the order of acquittal the Court of<br \/>\nappeal would not ordinarily interfere<br \/>\nwith the order of acquittal unless the approach of<br \/>\nthe lower Court is vitiated by some manifest illegality and the<br \/>\nconclusion arrived at would not be arrived at by any<br \/>\nreasonable person and, therefore, the decision is to be<br \/>\ncharacterized as perverse. Merely because two views are possible, the<br \/>\nCourt of appeal would not take the view which would upset the<br \/>\njudgment delivered by the Court below. However, the appellate court<br \/>\nhas a power to review the evidence if it is of the view that the<br \/>\nconclusion arrived at by the Court below is perverse and the Court<br \/>\nhas committed a manifest error of law and ignored the material<br \/>\nevidence on<br \/>\nrecord. A duty is cast upon the appellate court, in such<br \/>\ncircumstances, to re-appreciate the evidence to arrive to a just<br \/>\ndecision on the basis of material placed on record to find out<br \/>\nwhether any of the accused is connected with the commission of the<br \/>\ncrime he is charged with.\n<\/p>\n<p>6.<br \/>\nSimilar principle has been laid down by the Apex Court in the cases<br \/>\nof State<br \/>\nof Uttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Veer Singh &amp; Ors, reported in 2007 AIR<br \/>\nSCW 5553 and<br \/>\nin Girja<br \/>\nPrasad (Dead) by LRs Vs. state of MP, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5589.<br \/>\nThus, the powers which this Court may exercise against an order of<br \/>\nacquittal are well settled.\n<\/p>\n<p>7.<br \/>\nIt is also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the<br \/>\nappellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give<br \/>\nfresh reasonings, when the reasons assigned by the Court below are<br \/>\nfound to be just and proper. Such principle is laid down by the Apex<br \/>\nCourt in the case of State<br \/>\nof Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy, reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417,<br \/>\nwherein,<br \/>\nit is held as under:\n<\/p>\n<p> &amp;<br \/>\nThis court<br \/>\nhas observed in Girija<br \/>\nNandini Devi V. Bigendra Nandini Chaudhary (1967)1 SCR 93: (AIR 1967<br \/>\nSC 1124) that<br \/>\nit is not the duty of the appellate court<br \/>\nwhen it agrees with the view of the trial court on the evidence to<br \/>\nrepeat the narration of the evidence or to<br \/>\nreiterate the reasons given by the trial court expression<br \/>\nof general agreement with the reasons given by the Court the decision<br \/>\nof which is under appeal, will ordinarily suffice.\n<\/p>\n<p>8.\tThus,<br \/>\nin case the appellate court agrees with the reasons and the opinion<br \/>\ngiven by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not<br \/>\nnecessary.\n<\/p>\n<p>9.\tI<br \/>\nhave gone through the judgment and order passed by the trial court. I<br \/>\nhave also perused the oral as well as documentary evidence led by the<br \/>\ntrial court and also considered the submissions made by learned<br \/>\nAdvocate for the appellant. The trial court while considering the<br \/>\noral as well as documentary evidence has clearly observed that the<br \/>\nprosecution has not followed the mandatory provisions during the<br \/>\nsealing and seizing the sample. No doubt, the prosecution has proved<br \/>\nits case, but has failed to follow the provisions of sec. 20 of the<br \/>\nAct. The sanction is also not proved beyond reasonable doubt.<br \/>\nTherefore, the prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond<br \/>\nreasonable doubt.  Even in the present appeal, nothing is produced or<br \/>\npointed out to rebut the conclusion of the trial Court.  Thus, from<br \/>\nthe evidence itself it is established that the prosecution has not<br \/>\nproved its case beyond reasonable doubt.\n<\/p>\n<p>10.\tMr<br \/>\nSejpal learned APP  for the appellant is not in a position to show<br \/>\nany evidence to take a contrary view of the matter or that the<br \/>\napproach of the trial court is vitiated by some manifest illegality<br \/>\nor that the decision is perverse or that the trial court has ignored<br \/>\nthe material evidence on record.\n<\/p>\n<p>11.<br \/>\nIn the above view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that<br \/>\nthe trial court was completely justified in acquitting the respondent<br \/>\nof the charges leveled against him.\n<\/p>\n<p>12.<br \/>\nI find that the findings recorded by the trial court are absolutely<br \/>\njust and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or<br \/>\ninfirmity has been committed by it.\n<\/p>\n<p>13.\tI<br \/>\nam, therefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate<br \/>\nconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the court<br \/>\nbelow and hence find no reasons to interfere with the same. Hence the<br \/>\nappeal is hereby dismissed. R &amp; P to be sent back to the trial<br \/>\nCourt, forthwith. Bail bond, if any, stands cancelled.\n<\/p>\n<p>(Z.K.\n<\/p>\n<p>SAIYED, J.)<\/p>\n<p>mandora\/<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   Top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat High Court Sate vs The Present Appeal on 20 January, 2010 Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&amp;Nbsp; Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print CR.A\/552\/2004 6\/ 6 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 552 of 2004 For Approval and Signature: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE Z.K.SAIYED ========================================================= 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gujarat-high-court","category-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sate vs The Present Appeal on 20 January, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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