IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.18707 of 2009 Arihant Salt Production, 117, Padmawati Colony, A King Road Lane No.6, Jaipur, Rajasthan, through its owner Anil Kumar Jain …Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar …OP ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. N. K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. D. N. Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Mayanand Jha, APP ------------ 2/ 28.06.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 03.10.2008 passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in Misc. Case No.05 of 2008 by which he has taken cognizance under section 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. The case of the prosecution is that salt from M/s Arihant Salt Production, Balaji Iodized Salt Enterprises and Vivek Tulsiyan was taken and the sample was tested by the Public Analyst and it was found that the moisture exceeding the limit was found and, therefore, salt was said to be adulterated. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this application is allowed and further proceedings in Misc. Case No.05 of 2008 pending in the court of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, is hereby quashed in so far as it relates to the petitioner only. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)