( 1 ) THIS Criminal Revision has been filed challenging the judgment dated 16-10-2008 in Criminal Appeal No. 150 of 2007 passed by the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, mahabubnagar, whereby and where under retrial of the Criminal case has been ordered. The learned counsel for the petitioners relying on the judgment of a case between, sailendra Nath Chatterjee v. The State (1) 1984 crllj 1036 submitted that ordering retrial by the appellate Court is illegal. His main submission is that P. W. 1/the Drug Inspector has not filed any notification duly notifying the area under which he was authorized to discharge the duties and in the absence of any such notification, the entire proceedings become illegal and improper.

( 2 ) THE learned Additional Public prosecutor did not dispute the legal position.

( 3 ) THE brief facts of the case are as follows: the petitioners herein are A-1, A-2 and A-3 before the trial Court. The Drug Inspector, mahabubnagar District are filed a complaint against the petitioner/a-1 to A-3 (Hereinafter referred as 'a-1 to A-3') under Section 32 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, for violation of Sections 18 (a) (i), 18 (c) 18-A, 18-B and Sections 24 and 22 (

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