THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.3437 of 2022

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This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.4 and 3 to quash the criminal proceedings against them in C.C.No.18 of 2021 on the file of the learned I Metropolitan Magistrate (Municipal Court) at Chidibazar, Hyderabad (for short ‘learned the trial Court’), registered for the offences under Sections 3(1)(zz)(iii), 21(i) and 26(2)(i) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Food Safety and Stands (Food Products and Food Additive) Regulation, 2011.

02. Heard Sri Rajesh Batra, learned counsel, representing Sri Santhosh Alla, learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt.S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State-respondents.

03. Brief facts of the case are that: On 20.06.2017 at about 01:00 P.M., the complainant along with his office subordinate, visited the premises of the accused No.2, namely M/s. Buddy Beverages Pvt. Ltd., situated at H.No.8-2-108/7, Sy.No.57A/1, G.N.Reddy Godowns, Hastinapuram, Sagar Road, L.B. Nagar Circle, Hyderabad. The complainant secured the presence of a mediator for the purpose of conducting inspection of the said premises. During the cou