JUDGMENT

The complaint of the Inspector of Factories, Madurai against the proprietor of M/s.AVN Ayurveda Formulation Private Limited was dismissed. Aggrieved by the order of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai in S.T.C.No.25

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of 2014, dated 30.06.2014, State has preferred this appeal.

2.The case of the complainant is that on 24.08.2013, the Joint Director, Industrial Safety and health, Madurai inspected the factory premises of M/s.AVN Ayurveda Formulation Private Limited at No.175-A, Villachery Main Road, Muniyandipuram, Pasumalai Post, Madurai, owned by N.V.Unnikrishnan. On that day early morning at about 03.20 a.m., there was a fire accident in the raw material godown of the said factory. The inspection of the Joint Director revealed that inflammable material like tolune and isoprophyl alcohol were stored in the raw material godown. The electrical wire were not drawn through conduit pipe. They were hanging loose. The switch board was not provided with earth leakage circuit breaker or miniature circuit breaker. Vapourisation of the inflammable materials stored and electrical leak due to loose wiring