Supreme Court of India
Northern Mineral Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.
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We are of the opinion that allowing this E criminal prosecution against the appellant to continue shall be futile and abuse of the process of Court.
Judgment, page 17
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Insecticides Act, 1968 - ss.24(3) and 24(4) - Scope and ambit of - Insecticide sample drawn and sent for analysis - Report of the Insecticide Analyst - Right of accused to rebut the conclusive nature of the evidence of Insecticide Analyst by notifying its intention to adduce evidence in controversion of the report before the Insecticide Inspector or before court where proceeding in respect of the samples is pending - Held:· Mere notifying of intention to adduce evidence, in controversion of the report of the Insecticide Analyst, confers on the accused the right and clothes the court the
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