IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 2197 of 2011(D) -------------------------------------- [C.C.NO.704/2007 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I,CHALAKUDY] .................... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS.1 AND 2: -------------------------------------------------------- 1. K.G.BHUVANADAS,S/O.GOPALAN,MANAGER AND PFA NOMINEE OF HOTEL SIDHARTHA,R.S.ROAD, CHALAKKUDY. 2. HOTEL SIDHARTHA, R.S.ROAD,CHALAKKUDY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER AND PFA NOMINEE, K.G.BHUVANADAS. BY ADV. SRI.C.HARIKUMAR. RESPONDENTS/STATE AND COMPLAINANT: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTELD BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM, PIN-682 031. 2. FOOD INSPECTOR,CHALAKKUDY MUNICIPALITY, CHALAKKUDY-680 307. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. B. VINOD. THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CRL.M.C. NO.2197/2011-D: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE A1: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT IN C.C. NO.704/2007 DTD. 07/05/2007 BEFORE THE JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, CHALAKKUDY AND TRANSLATION OF ANNEXURE A1. ANNEXURE A2: COPY OF THE LETTER SENT FROM THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, CHALAKKUDY MUNICIPALITY DATED 15/06/2007 ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT NO. M1-3773/2/06-07 DTD. 01/01/2007 OF THE REGIONAL ANALYTICAL LABORATORY, ERNAKULAM. ANNEXURE-A3: COPY OF THE REPORT OF SECOND RESPONDENT DTD. 16/05/2007 AS ITEM NO.A 20 OF APPENDIX B OF PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION RULES. RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. B.P.RAY, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.M.C.No.2197 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of August, 2011 ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Petitioners are accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C.No.704/2007 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chalakkudy alleging offences punishable under Sections 2(a)(m), 7(i)(v), 17(i)(a) and (b) read with Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and Rule 5 Appendix B item No.20 of the PFA Rules. Petitioners herein prays for a direction to quash all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure A1 complaint and C.C.704/2007 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chalakkudy. 3. I am not inclined to entertain this petition at this stage. However, it is open to the petitioners to raise all their contentions before the court below by filing an appropriate application seeking discharge. If such an application is filed by the petitioners within four weeks from today, learned Magistrate shall consider the same and pass a reasoned order at an early date. Crl.M.C. is dismissed. B.P.RAY, JUDGE jes