IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No 215 of 1992 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE B.J.SHETHNA ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO @ KANTIBHAI MOTIBHAI LIMBACHIYA Versus BACHUBHAI MAGANBHAI GANDHI -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: 1. Criminal Appeal No. 215 of 1992 MR MC SHAH for Petitioner No. 1 MR HM PARIKH for Respondent No. 1 MR BY MANKAD, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Respondent No. 2 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE B.J.SHETHNA Date of decision: 13/08/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT The appellant Food Inspector has challenged in this appeal the judgement and order of acquittal dated 5.12.1990 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Navsari in Criminal Case No. 2423/85, whereby he acquitted the respondent accused for the offences under Section 7(1), read with Sec.16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act for selling adulterated turmeric powder. He has assigned several reasons for acquitting the accused. One of them was that there was a delay of nearly 45 days in sending the sample for the purpose of analysis. In such type of cases, after lapse of almost 16 years, this Court would not interfere with such order of acquittal. Hence, this appeal fails and is dismissed. (B.J.Shethna, J.) */Mohandas