Case Details

Citation(s)
1957 SLG 58 1957 SLD 58 1957 PLD 496
Lahore High Court
Criminal Revision Petition No. 886 of 1956, decided on 8th May 1957. DATE of hearing : 8th May 1957
S. A. RAHMAN, C., J
Muhammad Anwar for Petitioner. Ijaz Ali, O. S. D., for Advocate-General, for
Respondent

MUHAMMAD DIN

VS

THE STATE

Law: Punjab Pure Food Act, (VII of 1929)

Section: 13(1)(a)

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 260(1)(a),530(g)

Punjab Pure Food Act (VII of 1929)----- ----S. 13 (1) (a)­Third offence-Made punishable up to 3 years' imprisonment by Punjab Act (1711 of 1951)-Not triable summarily-Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 260 (1) (a), 530 (g). A third offence committed by the same person against the provisions of section 13, Punjab Pure Food Act (VII of 1929), having been made punishable upto 3 years' imprisonment besides fine by Punjab Act (VII of 1951), was not triable summarily. Summary proceedings before a Magistrate were, there­fore, void by reason of the provisions of sections 260 (1) (a) and 530 (q), Criminal Procedure Code. JUDGMENT RAHMAN, C. J.------The petitioner was tried under-­section 13 (1) (a) of the Punjab Pure Food Act, 1929 (herein­after referred to as the Act) and sentenced to 4 months' simple imprisonment. His appeal was dismissed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sargodha. The allegations against the accused petitioner in this case clearly recited that this was his third offence against the…
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