M/S. PEPSICO INDIA HOLDING PVT. LTD & ANOTHER vs STATE OF A.P. REP. BY FOOD SAFETY OFFICER Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR — CRLP/6749/2016

Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED NO COSTS on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 01-Jun-2017

CNR: APHC010758512016

Filing Number

CRLP/21586/2016

Filing Date

26-Apr-2016

Registration No

CRLP/6749/2016

Registration Date

26-Apr-2016

Judge

K Suresh Reddy

Coram

K Suresh Reddy

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CRL ( 8 )

Sub-Category

U/s.482 Cr.p.c Other offences not covered(Misc.) ( 75 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL Section

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED NO COSTS

Last updated 13-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S. PEPSICO INDIA HOLDING PVT. LTD & ANOTHER

    Adv. SAI SANJAY SURANENI

  2. 2.Raman Vaks, Regional Logistics Manager and Nominee

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF A.P. REP. BY FOOD SAFETY OFFICER Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

    Summary The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed all nine consolidated criminal petitions against food companies (including PepsiCo) for violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The court found that the State Food Laboratory, Nacharam, Hyderabad—which conducted the analysis declaring food samples unsafe—was not duly notified/recognized under Section 43 of the FSS Act. Since laboratory recognition is mandatory and not merely directory, the analyst's report was invalid, vitiating the entire prosecution foundation and rendering continuation of proceedings an abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    For Extension Of Interim Orders

    K Suresh Reddy

  5. 27-Feb-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  6. 27-Feb-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  7. 20-Feb-2026

    For Extension Of Interim Orders

    K Suresh Reddy

  8. 06-Feb-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  9. 06-Feb-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  10. 06-Feb-2026

    For Extension Of Interim Orders

    K Suresh Reddy

  11. 23-Jan-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  12. 23-Jan-2026

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  13. 23-Jan-2026

    For Extension Of Interim Orders

    K Suresh Reddy

  14. 12-Dec-2025

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  15. 12-Dec-2025

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  16. 05-Feb-2024

    For Extension Of Interim Orders

    K Suresh Reddy

  17. 12-Jan-2024

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  18. 12-Jan-2024

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  19. 11-Jan-2024

    Final Hearing

    K Suresh Reddy

  20. 23-Dec-2023

    Ahsanuddin Amanullah,k Suresh ReddyView PDF

  21. 23-Dec-2023

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  22. 23-Nov-2023

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  23. 23-Nov-2023

    K Suresh ReddyView PDF

  24. 06-Nov-2023

    Interlocutory

    Duppala Venkata Ramana

  25. 12-Oct-2023

    Duppala Venkata RamanaView PDF

  26. 12-Oct-2023

    Duppala Venkata RamanaView PDF

  27. 01-Jun-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  28. 26-Apr-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRLP/6749/2016

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed all nine consolidated criminal petitions against food companies (including PepsiCo) for violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The court found that the State Food Laboratory, Nacharam, Hyderabad—which conducted the analysis declaring food samples unsafe—was not duly notified/recognized under Section 43 of the FSS Act. Since laboratory recognition is mandatory and not merely directory, the analyst's report was invalid, vitiating the entire prosecution foundation and rendering continuation of proceedings an abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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