Supreme Court of India

Ballavdas Agarwala v. Shrij.c.chakravarty

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Reported as [1960] 2 S.C.R. 739
Bench S.K. Das J.
Decided 15 January 1960

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Criminal Trial-Prosecution for offence under Municipal Act-­ Authority to initiate prosecution Delegation of-If private citizen can file complaint-Calcutta Municipal Act, r923 (Ben. III of r923) SS. I2 and 537. The appellant was convicted of selling adulterated butter under ss. 406 and 407 read with s. 488 of the Calcutta Municipal Act as extended to the Municipality of Howrah on a complaint filed by the Sanitary Inspector on January z, 1954 which was signed in token of sanction by the Health Officer of the said municipality. The appellant contended that the trial was vitiated for want of a

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