( 1 ) HEARD the learned Additional Public prosecutor. Ail these appeals are coming up for admission. The twin questions, which are being elaborately argued by the learned additional Public Prosecutor, are the question of jurisdiction of the Food Inspector to life the sample beyond the local area in respect of which he holds office and acquittal recorded on the ground that except the evidence of p. W. 1, the Food Inspectors, the mediators had not supported the case of the prosecution. The learned Additional public Prosecutor also had drawn the attention of this Court to section 57 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and would contend that the aspect of notification and the jurisdiction of the Food inspector can be taken judicial notice by the court. The learned Counsel, no doubt, in all fairness submitted that the notifications were not produced before the learned Magistrate and also the Food Inspectors, who were examined in these cases, also had not deposed about this aspect, however, the learned Counsel also would contend that acquittal recorded on the ground that the statement of Food Inspector is not corroborated by other evidence can not be sustained, in the light of the view exp

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