{"id":40645,"date":"2011-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/amitbhai-vs-the-on-17-february-2011"},"modified":"2015-04-21T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T13:52:09","slug":"amitbhai-vs-the-on-17-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/amitbhai-vs-the-on-17-february-2011","title":{"rendered":"Amitbhai vs The on 17 February, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Amitbhai vs The on 17 February, 2011<\/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\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/229\/2011\t 7\/ 7\tORDER \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. 229 of 2011\n \n\n \n \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\nAMITBHAI\nRAJIVBHAI PATEL - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nNASIMKHAN\nMUSTAKKHAN PATHAN &amp; 1 - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================\n \nAppearance : \nMR\nSUDHANSHU S PATEL for\nAppellant(s) : 1, \nNone for Opponent(s) : 1, \nMR RC KODEKAR, LD.\nADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Opponent(s) :\n2, \n=========================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \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\nDate\n: 17\/02\/2011\n \n\nORAL\nORDER<\/pre>\n<p>The<br \/>\n\tappellant-Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation through Food Inspector has<br \/>\n\tpreferred the present appeal under Section 378 of the Code of<br \/>\n\tCriminal Procedure, 1973 against the Judgment and Order of acquittal<br \/>\n\tdated 06th February 2010 passed by the learned<br \/>\n\tMetropolitan Magistrate, Court No.8, Ahmedabad, in Criminal Case<br \/>\n\tNo.15 of 2003 for the offences punishable under Section 16(1)A(i) of<br \/>\n\tthe Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, whereby the learned<br \/>\n\tMagistrate has acquitted the respondent No.1-original accused of the<br \/>\n\tcharges levelled against him by giving benefit of doubt.\n<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\n\tshort facts of the prosecution case is that on 17th<br \/>\n\tJanuary 2003 the complainant-Food Inspector along with his Peon has<br \/>\n\tvisited the shop of the respondent No.1. It is the case of the<br \/>\n\tcomplainant that at that time the respondent No.1-accused was<br \/>\n\tpresent and was doing business. It is the case of the complainant<br \/>\n\tthat after giving his identity as Food Inspector, the complainant<br \/>\n\tpurchased three packets of 500 gms. each of &#8216;Biscuit&#8217; in presence of<br \/>\n\tpanch witness as sample and also paid consideration for the same. On<br \/>\n\tasking about the ownership of the shop, the respondent No.1 had<br \/>\n\treplied that he is the sole proprietor\/owner of the shop, but did<br \/>\n\tnot produce any documents. It is also the case of the complainant<br \/>\n\tthat after following due procedure of sealing, the sample was sent<br \/>\n\tfor analysis to the Public Analyst, Public Health Laboratory,<br \/>\n\tAhmedabad Municipal Corporation. On examination, the Public Analyst<br \/>\n\tfound that the said sample was misbranded as prescribed under<br \/>\n\tSection 2(ix)(k) of the Act. Therefore, after following the due<br \/>\n\tprocedure, complaint was filed against the respondent No.1-accused<br \/>\n\tin the Court of learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Court No.8,<br \/>\n\tAhmedabad for the offences punishable under Section 16(1)A(i) of the<br \/>\n\tPrevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.\n<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter,<br \/>\n\tupon service of summons, the respondent No.1-accused appeared before<br \/>\n\tthe Court and as the accused not pleaded guilty, the trial<br \/>\n\tcommenced. Thereafter the trial was conducted before the learned<br \/>\n\tMagistrate. To prove the case of the prosecution, prosecution has<br \/>\n\tproduced oral as well as documentary evidence. Thereafter, further<br \/>\n\tstatement of respondent No.1-accused was recorded under Section 313<br \/>\n\tof the Code of Criminal Procedure wherein the accused had denied<br \/>\n\texamination on oath and stated that false case is registered.\n<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter,<br \/>\n\tafter considering the oral as well as documentary evidence, the<br \/>\n\tlearned Magistrate has acquitted the respondent No.1-original<br \/>\n\taccused from the charges alleged against him by his Judgment and<br \/>\n\tOrder of acquittal dated 06th February 2010.\n<\/p>\n<p>Being<br \/>\n\taggrieved and dissatisfied with the said Judgment and Order of<br \/>\n\tacquittal dated 06th<br \/>\n\tFebruary 2010 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Court<br \/>\n\tNo.8, Ahmedabad, in Criminal Case No.15 of 2003, the<br \/>\n\tcomplainant-Food Inspector has preferred the above mentioned<br \/>\n\tCriminal Appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>Heard<br \/>\n\tMr.Sudhanshu Patel, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.R.C.<br \/>\n\tKodekar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf<br \/>\n\tof the respondent No.2-State.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mr.Patel,<br \/>\n\tlearned counsel for the appellant, has contended that the Judgment<br \/>\n\tand Order of acquittal passed by the learned Magistrate is not<br \/>\n\tproper, legal and it is erroneous. He has also argued that the<br \/>\n\tlearned Magistrate has not considered the evidence of the witnesses.<br \/>\n\tHe has argued that the learned Magistrate has not considered the<br \/>\n\tfact that the Food Inspector has followed the proper procedure while<br \/>\n\tcollecting the sample, etc. are just and proper. The sample was<br \/>\n\tseized and sealed properly. Yet, the learned Magistrate has not<br \/>\n\tconsidered the evidence of prosecution. He, therefore, contended<br \/>\n\tthat the order of acquittal passed by the learned Magistrate is<br \/>\n\twithout appreciating the facts and evidence on record and is<br \/>\n\trequired to be quashed and set aside by this Hon&#8217;ble Court.\n<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\n\tis a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the Appellate<br \/>\n\tCourt is not required to re-write the judgment or to give fresh<br \/>\n\treasonings when the Appellate Court is in agreement with the reasons<br \/>\n\tassigned by the trial Court acquitting the accused. In the instant<br \/>\n\tcase, this Court is in full agreement with the reasons given and<br \/>\n\tfindings recorded by the trial Court while acquitting the<br \/>\n\trespondents-accused and adopting the said reasons and for the<br \/>\n\treasons aforesaid, in my view, the impugned judgment is just, legal<br \/>\n\tand proper and requires no interference by this Court. Hence, this<br \/>\n\tappeal requires to be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>Even<br \/>\n\tin a recent decision of the Apex Court in the case of State<br \/>\n\tof Goa Vs. Sanjay Thakran &amp; Anr. Reported in (2007)3 SCC 75,<br \/>\n\tthe Court has reiterated the powers of the High Court in such cases.\n<\/p>\n<p>Similar<br \/>\n\tprinciple has been laid down by the Apex Court in the cases of State<br \/>\n\tof Uttar Pradesh Vs. Ram Veer Singh &amp; Ors, reported in 2007 AIR<br \/>\n\tSCW 5553<br \/>\n\tand in Girja<br \/>\n\tPrasad (Dead) by LRs Vs. state of MP, reported in 2007 AIR SCW 5589.<br \/>\n\tThus, the powers which this Court may exercise against an order of<br \/>\n\tacquittal are well settled.\n<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\n\tis also a settled legal position that in acquittal appeal, the<br \/>\n\tappellate court is not required to re-write the judgment or to give<br \/>\n\tfresh reasoning, when the reasons assigned by the Court below are<br \/>\n\tfound to be just and proper. Such principle is laid down by the Apex<br \/>\n\tCourt in the case of State<br \/>\n\tof Karnataka Vs. Hemareddy, reported in AIR 1981 SC 1417.\n<\/p>\n<p>Thus,<br \/>\n\tin case the Appellate Court agrees with the reasons and the opinion<br \/>\n\tgiven by the lower court, then the discussion of evidence is not<br \/>\n\tnecessary.\n<\/p>\n<p>I<br \/>\n\thave<br \/>\n\tgone through the order of acquittal passed by the learned<br \/>\n\tMagistrate. I have also perused the oral as well as documentary<br \/>\n\tevidence led before the trial Court and also considered the<br \/>\n\tsubmissions made by learned advocates for the parties.\n<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\n\ttrial Court has, after appreciating the oral as well as documentary<br \/>\n\tevidence, observed that mechanically the Sanctioning Authority has<br \/>\n\tgiven sanction to file the complaint. It is also observed by the<br \/>\n\tlearned Magistrate that except the report of the Public Analyst,<br \/>\n\tthere is nothing on record to suggest that the sample was<br \/>\n\tmisbranded. Even there is no corroborative evidence on record to<br \/>\n\tsupport the report of the Public Analyst. Even the report of the<br \/>\n\tPublic Analyst does not suggest as to how the sample was misbranded.<br \/>\n\tThus, prosecution has failed to prove its case beyond reasonable<br \/>\n\tdoubt against the respondent No.1-original accused. The trial Court<br \/>\n\thas observed that there are serious<br \/>\n\tlacuna in the oral as well as documentary evidence of prosecution.<br \/>\n\tNothing is produced on record of this appeal to rebut the concrete<br \/>\n\tfindings of the trial Court. Prosecution has failed to prove the<br \/>\n\tcase beyond reasonable doubt against the respondent No.1-original<br \/>\n\taccused.\n<\/p>\n<p>Thus,<br \/>\n\tthe appellant could not bring home the charges against the<br \/>\n\trespondent No.1-original accused in the present appeal. The<br \/>\n\tprosecution has miserably failed to prove the case against the<br \/>\n\trespondent No.1-original accused beyond reasonable doubt. Thus, from<br \/>\n\tthe evidence itself it is established that the prosecution has not<br \/>\n\tproved its case beyond reasonable doubt.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mr.Patel,<br \/>\n\tlearned counsel for the appellant, is not in a position to show any<br \/>\n\tevidence to take a contrary view in the matter or that the approach<br \/>\n\tof the trial Court is vitiated by some manifest illegality or that<br \/>\n\tthe decision is perverse or that the trial Court has ignored the<br \/>\n\tmaterial evidence on record.\n<\/p>\n<p>In<br \/>\n\tabove view of the matter, I am of the considered opinion that the<br \/>\n\ttrial Court was completely justified in acquitting the respondent<br \/>\n\tNo.1-original accused of the charges levelled against him by giving<br \/>\n\tbenefit of doubt.\n<\/p>\n<p>I<br \/>\n\tfind that the findings recorded by the trial Court are absolutely<br \/>\n\tjust and proper and in recording the said findings, no illegality or<br \/>\n\tinfirmity has been committed by it.\n<\/p>\n<p>I<br \/>\n\tam, therefore, in complete agreement with the findings, ultimate<br \/>\n\tconclusion and the resultant order of acquittal recorded by the<br \/>\n\ttrial Court and hence find no reasons to interfere with the same.<br \/>\n\tHence the appeal is hereby dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Judgment and Order of acquittal dated 06th<br \/>\n\tFebruary 2010 passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Court<br \/>\n\tNo.8, Ahmedabad, in Criminal Case No.15 of 2003 is hereby confirmed.<br \/>\n\tBail bond, if any, shall stands discharged. Record and Proceedings,<br \/>\n\tif any, be sent back to the trial Court concerned, forthwith.\n<\/p>\n<p>(Z.\n<\/p>\n<p>K. Saiyed, J)<\/p>\n<p>Anup<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   Top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat High Court Amitbhai vs The on 17 February, 2011 Author: Z.K.Saiyed,&amp;Nbsp; Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print CR.A\/229\/2011 7\/ 7 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 229 of 2011 ========================================= AMITBHAI RAJIVBHAI PATEL &#8211; Appellant(s) Versus NASIMKHAN MUSTAKKHAN PATHAN &amp; 1 &#8211; Opponent(s) ========================================= Appearance : MR [&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-40645","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>Amitbhai vs The on 17 February, 2011 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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