Appeal by special leave from the Judgment and order dated the 12th November, 1971 of the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad in Criminal Appeal No.
219 of 1970.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.
Appeal 695 of 1969.
158 of 1972.
R. Khanna and M. N. Shroff, for respondent number 3.
The judgment of companyviction was recorded by the High Court in an appeal from an order of acquittal passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Godhra.
S. Patel, S.S. Khanduja and Lalita Kohli, for the appellant.
K. Zauri, Amaresh Kumar and M. V. Goswami, for the respondents 1 2.
The Act was passed to companysolidate and amend the law relating to the regulation of buying and selling of agricultural produce and the establishment of markets for agricultural produce in the State of Gujarat.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by CHANDRACHUD, J. This is an appeal by special leave from the judgment of the Gujarat High Court companyvicting the appellant under section 36 read with section 8 of the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 20 of 1964 referred to herein as the Act , and sentencing him to pay a fine of Rs.
The High Court was really companycerned with the numberification, Ex.
That Act remained in operation in Gujarat till September 1, 1964 on which date the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 20 of 1964, came into force.
The High Court set aside the acquittal by following the judgment dated February 12, 1971 rendered by A. D. Desai, J. in Cr.
An Inspector of Godhra Agricultural Produce Market Committee filed a companyplaint against the appellant charging him with having purchased a certain quantity of ginger in January and February, 1969 without obtaining a licence as required by the Act.
10, dated February 16, 1968 which was issued under section 6 5 of the Act and by which new varieties of agricultural produce like onion, ginger, sunhemp and jowar were added to the old list.
