Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 142 · Decided 27 May 1969
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Jagdish Lal Son of Radhakishan & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 142 · [1970] 1 S.C.R. 579
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 8/1966
- Decided
- 27 May 1969
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI, V. RAMASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 417(p), 417, 417(3); CPC Section 417(3)
Headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1964 (37 of 1964), s. 20- Afunicipality authorizing 1'1unlcipal Prosecutor to file complaint on its behalf-Accused acquitted-Municipality 1vhether 'complainant' lvithin ineaning of s. 417(3) of Code of Civil Procedure-Whether competent to file application for under s. 7 read with s. 16 of the Prevention of Food Aduiteration Act, 1964 \vas filed against the respondent. It was filed by the }..funicipal Prosecutor V.'ho had been authorised to file such compl~ints bv a resolution passed -by the appellant corporation under s. 20 of the aforesaid Act. On
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