Appeals by special leave from the Judgment and order dated 30 1 1979 of the Gujarat High Court in Criminal Revision Application No.
93 94 of 1980.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal Nos.
R. Khanna and M. N. Shroff for the Respondent.
The appellant was prosecuted in the Court of the learned Magistrate for an offence of adulteration of turmeric powder punishable under s. 16 1 a 1 read with s. 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
It appears from the record that after some evidence was led on behalf of the prosecution, plea bargaining took place between the prosecution, the defence and the learned Magistrate and on the basis of an understanding arrived at between these three parties, the appellant pleaded guilty and the learned Magistrate accepting this plea of guilty, recorded a finding of companyviction against the appellant and let off the appellant with a numberinal sentence of imprisonment till the rising of the Court and a small fine.
306/78 and 305/78.
U. Mehta and Vimal Dave for the Appellant.
The companyviction of the appellant based solely on the plea of guilty entered by him and this companyfession of guilt was the result of plea of bargaining between the prosecution, the defence and the learned Magistrate.
