CRLP/4913/2019 of PIYUSH SARIN and ANR. Vs STATE OF U.P. and ANR. on 4 December 2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Badrul Hasan, learned AGA for the State.

2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "(1) To issue writ of Certiorari and/or a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order quashing the Summoning order dated 18.04.2012, passed in Crl. Case No. 1431/2008, U/S 7/16 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, titled as State of U.P-Vs- Pradeep Kumar and others, pending in the Court of Ld. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 17, Barabanki, Police Station: - Jahangirabad, District-Barabanki which is marked as Annexure No.1

(ii) To issue writ of Certiorari and/or a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order quashing the Order dated 02.08.2017 (Order rejecting Discharge Application), passed in Crl. Case No. 1431/2008 U/S 7/16 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, titled as State of U.P-Vs- Pradeep Kumar and others, pending in the Court of Ld. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 17, Barabanki, Police Station: -Jahangirabad, District-Barabanki which is marked as Annexure No. 2

iii) To issue writ of Certiorari and/or a Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order quashing the Order dated 09.01.2019 passed by Ld. Additional Sessions Judge- III, Barabanki, (Order dismissing the revisions), passed in Crl. Revision Case no. 144/2017 which was filed against Order dated 02.08.2017 (Order rejecting Discharge Application), passed in Crl. Case No. 1431/2008 U/S 7/16 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, titled as State of U.P-Vs- Pradeep Kumar and others, which is marked as Annexure No. 3

(iv) To Quash the entire proceedings of Crl. Case No. 1431/2008, U/S 7/16 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, titled as State of U.P-Vs- Pradeep Kumar and others, pending in the Court of Ld. Additional Chief Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Saurabh Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Piyush Sarin And Anr. .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And Anr. .....Respondent(s)

Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 17, Barabanki, Police Station: - Jahangirabad, District-Barabanki with respect to the petitioners."

3. Vide impugned order dated 02.08.2017 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Barabanki, who summoned the petitioners to face the trial, rejected the application seeking discharge filed by the petitioners in terms of Section 245(2) CrPC. The impugned order dated 02.08.2017 reads as under:- "राज्यय बनाम प्रदीप कुमार आदि पुकार कराई गई अभियुक्त प्रदीप कुमार व्यक्गित रूप से उपस्थित है जब कि अभियुक्त राजी सुरेश चन्द्र जायसवाल व पीयुष सरीन की हाजिरी माफी प्राार्थना पत्र प्रस्तुतुत जो केवल आज के लिए स्वीवीकार की जाती है। पत्राावली प्राार्थना पत्र अन्ततर्गत धारा 245(2) द०प्र०सं० 08/07/2015 निस्तातारण्याया हेतु नियत है। उक्त प्राार्थना पत्र प्राार्थीगण सुरेश चन्द्र जायसवाल व पीयुष सरीन के द्वाारा दिया गया। संक्षेेप में प्राार्थीगण का कथनप है कि उपरोक्त वाद में खदय विभाग द्वाारा नमूना एकत्र करने के पश्चाात एफ०एस०एल द्वाारा उसका विश्लेेषण किया गया था। पत्राावली पर ऐसा कोई साक्ष्यय उपलब्धध नहीं है यह निष्ककर्ष निकाला जा सके कि अभियुक्तगण घारा 7/16 खाद्य अपमिश्रण निवारण अधिनियम के तहत दोषी हों। यह कि निर्माता द्वाारा जो लेबल खाद्य सामग्रीी पर लगाया गया है उसी के अनुरूप खाद्य सामग्रीी पाई गई है इसमें किसी प्रकार के नियम का उल्लंलंघ्नन नही पाया गया विश्लेेषक की आख्याया के अनुसार माल मानक के अनुरूप् है किसी प्रकार का अपराध परिलक्षित नही होता है। अभियुक्तगण को उन्मोमोचित करने की मां की गई है। राज्यय की तरफ से काई लिखित आपत्ति नहीं की गई। परन्तुतु मर्माख्कि आपत्ति विभागीय अधिकारियों द्वाारा की गई। उभय पक्ष को सुना तथा पत्राावली का सम्ययक परिशीलन किया। पत्राावली पर जनविश्लेेषक की आख्याया उपलब्धध है जिसमें इस तथ्यय का उल्लेलेख है कि खाद्य अपमिश्रित निवारण अधिनियम 1955 के नियम 32 के अनुसार पैकेट पर पैकिंग तिथि बैच नम्बबर तथा बेस्टट बिफोर घोषित नहीं है। उपरोक्त स्थिति में प्राार्थीगण के द्वाारा उन्हें उन्मोमोचित किये जाने हेतु प्रस्तुतुत किया गया प्राार्थना पत्र दिनांकित 8/7/2015 स्वीवीकार किये जाने योग्यय नहीं है। तदनुसार प्राार्थना पत्र अन्ततर्गत धारा 245 (2) द०प्र०सं० दिनांकित 08/07/2015 निरस्तत किया जाता है। पत्राावली वास्तेते विरचित किये जाने आरोप दिनांक 23/8/2018 को पेश हो।

5. In regard regard to the impugned order, it is stated that it is non speaking and unreasoned order and therefore the order ought to have been interfered by the, IIIrd Additional Sessions Judge, Barabanki, (in short 'Revisional Court') but the Revisional Court has declined to interfere in the order dated 02.08.2017 passed by the Magistrate vide its order dated 09.01.2019 passed in Criminal Revision No. 144 of 2017.

6. For causing interference in the impugned order(s) dated 02.08.2017 and 09.01.2019, the counsel for the petitioners submitted as under:-

i. The revisional Court while dismissing the revision vide impugned order dated 09.01.2019 has failed to consider the pronouncements placed before it in its true spirit as perusal of the impugned order would indicate that revisional court has not observed anything in the impugned order after considering the relevant paragraphs of the judgement placed before it.

ii. The revisional Court while passing the impugned order has also not considered the relevant statutory provisions including Section 17 of the CRLP No. 4913 of 2019

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (in short 'Act of 1954').

iii. The Magistrate as well as the Revisional Court failed to consider the story indicated in the complaint case according to which some sachets of Yogi Royal Suandhit Pan Samagri Chandi Vark Yukt, Pan Masala was purchased from the street vendor and based upon the same, the prosecution was launched by instituting a complaint under the Act of 1954, which could not be made a basis for proceeding under the Act of 1954 against the Directors and Officers of the company and these aspects of the case has also not been considered by the Magistrate as well as the Revisional Court in its true spirit.

7. It is to be noted that the opposite party no. 2, Sri Upendra Singh, Food Inspector who instituted the complaint had died during the pendency of the present petition, and in connection to the same, this Court passed the order dated 25.03.2025, according to which substitution of legal heirs of respondent no. 2 is not required in the matter. Obviously when the complaint was filed, the opposite party no. 2 was discharging the duties of the post of Food Inspector.

8. It is to be noted that no counter affidavit has been filed by the State in response to the present petition. Learned AGA has opposed the present petition by making oral submissions. However he could not dispute the contentions of the counsel for the petitioners.

9. Considering the aforesaid including the relevant statutory provisions including Section 17 of the Act of 1954, this Court is of the view that the Courts concerned have not considered the facts and law on the issue in its true spirit and as such this court is of the view that the instant petition is liable to be allowed. It is accordingly allowed.

10. The matter is remanded back to the Magistrate, who shall pass an order (reasoned and speaking) afresh. December 4, 2025 Anurag CRLP No. 4913 of 2019

(Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench