A.K. KEHR FOOD SAFETY OFFICER vs BAVJIBHAI LALJIBHAI AGHERA Advocate - B H ANADKAT, J H ANADKAT — 463/2014

Case under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Section 007. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 28th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJJM100004762014

Filing Number

463/2014

Filing Date

03-Nov-2014

Registration No

463/2014

Registration Date

03-Nov-2014

Court

TALUKA COURT, DHROL

Judge

1-Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

28-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 24-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 Section 007

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.A.K. KEHR FOOD SAFETY OFFICER

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BAVJIBHAI LALJIBHAI AGHERA Advocate - B H ANADKAT, J H ANADKAT

  2. 2.CHHAGANBHAI K. VASJALIYA

  3. 3.KAMLESH R VASJALIYA

  4. 4.ASHVINBHAI P BODA

  5. 5.PARESHBHAI M VASJALIYA

  6. 6.ME. DHARESHWAR DAIRY FARMA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 28-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary The court acquitted all six defendants in this Food Safety and Standards Act case due to significant procedural violations and contradictions in the prosecution's evidence. The judge found that the food safety officer failed to follow mandatory sampling procedures under the Act and Rules, including improper sample collection methods, failure to obtain witness signatures on required documents, non-compliance with analysis timelines, and failure to notify defendants of test results before referring samples to a referral laboratory. These violations created reasonable doubt about the case's credibility, resulting in the defendants' acquittal on charges of selling substandard milk. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 28-Apr-2026

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  4. 24-Apr-2026

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  5. 17-Apr-2026

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  8. 10-Feb-2026

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    Process To Accused

  142. 29-Nov-2014

    First hearing

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  143. 03-Nov-2014

    Case filed

    Registration No. 463/2014

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court acquitted all six defendants in this Food Safety and Standards Act case due to significant procedural violations and contradictions in the prosecution's evidence. The judge found that the food safety officer failed to follow mandatory sampling procedures under the Act and Rules, including improper sample collection methods, failure to obtain witness signatures on required documents, non-compliance with analysis timelines, and failure to notify defendants of test results before referring samples to a referral laboratory. These violations created reasonable doubt about the case's credibility, resulting in the defendants' acquittal on charges of selling substandard milk. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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