1 APPLN-3045.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.3045 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .... Applicant Vs. Yashwant Bhujanrao Jagtap & Ors. .... Respondents Ms M.M. Deshmukh, APP, for the Applicant-State. CORAM: R.C. CHAVAN, J. DATED: JULY 07, 2011 P.C: This is an application for leave to file appeal against dismissal of a complaint for the offence punishable under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, at Pen, Raigad on account of absence of the complainant Food Inspector as well as the Asstt. Public Prosecutor. While the application gives reasons for the absence of the Food Inspector, there are absolutely no reasons given as to why the Asstt. Public Prosecutor was absent. In view of the negligence of the complainant in prosecuting the case, it cannot be said that 2 APPLN-3045.10 the dismissal of the complaint by the learned Magistrate was erroneous. The learned APP submits that the complaint pertains to offence punishable under Section 7 r/w Section 17 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and therefore affects the public at large. This should be a matter of concern for the authority of the State, including the Food Inspector and the Asstt. Public Prosecutor. They have not even bothered to make out good reasons for their absence on the concerned date. Leave refused. Appeal dismissed. (R.C. CHAVAN, J.)