2026:CGHC:19088-DB NAFR RAHUL JHA HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.04.25 18:39:27 +0530 CRA No. 560 of 2026 Mahesh Chouksey S/o Ramdayal Chouksey Aged About 62 Years R/o Tarbahar Bilaspur, Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Appellant(s)

Versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Dr. R.K. Shukla, Food Safety Officer, Food And Herbal Administration, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Respondent(s)

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. H.B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate along with Ms. Preeti Yadav, Advocate For Resp/State : Mrs. Anusha Naik, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge

Order on Board

Per Bibhu Datta Guru, J

25/04/2026

1. The present criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 76 (1) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (hereafter ‘the Act’), assailing the judgment and order dated 08/02/2019 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Bilaspur (C.G.) in Criminal Appeal No. 278/2017, whereby the appeal preferred by the appellant against the order dated 22/05/2012 passed by