The State throuhg Shri. A. B. Kharade, Deputy Director, Industrial Safety and Health, Raigad vs Vijaylaxmi P. Vaish — 731/2023

Summary The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Raigad-Alibag convicted factory occupier Smt. Vijayalakshi P. Vaish under the Factories Act, 1948 for operating a factory without obtaining proper license and without complying with approved plan conditions. The court imposed lenient minimum punishment of Rs. 10,000 fine for each offense (total Rs. 20,000), with 5 days simple imprisonment as default, considering it a technical first offense with no injury or death involved. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.