1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.602/2009. (Kinetic Engineer Ltd. Ahmednagar and Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office Memoranda of Coram,appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders. or directions and Registrar’s orders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.VS Bedre, Advocate for applicants; Mr.KM Suryawanshi, APP for State. ___ CORAM : K.U.CHANDIWAL, J. DATE : 14 th September,2009. 1. Rule, made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of learned Counsel for applicant and learned APP. 2. The prosecution launched against the present petitioners by STC No.240/2008 is after 184 days. The same should be within six months in the light of Section 22-B(a) of Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The Court could not have taken cognizance as it is beyond 180 days (six months). In the situation, the prosecution will not survive, it is quashed and set aside. 3. Rule made absolute in above terms. ( K.U.CHANDIWAL ) JUDGE bdv/cran602.09