Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 24 · Decided 13 February 1980
Kasambhai Ardul Rehmanbhai Shaikh v. State of Gujarat & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 24 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 1037
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 93/1980
- Decided
- 13 February 1980
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Sertioru. 7 and 16-Plea-bar­ gaining-Magistrate if co1npetent to record conviction if ar.cused pleads ·guilty. Cri1ninal Trial-Judgn1ent-Cyclostyled fonn in which nzerely blanks filled by Magistrate-Such Disposal-Reprehensible Policy. tences-Necessity for. The appellants were prosecuted for con1mitting offences under section 16(l)(a)(i) read with section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. After some evidence \vas led on behalf of the prosecution, ple:l.­ bargaining took place between the prosecution, the
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