https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298999 Under section 16A of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, summary trial is contemplated for section 16(1) offences, but the Magistrate may depart from that procedure after hearing the parties and recording reasons. The article notes that an accused has no vested right to insist on summary trial, particularly where the case was instead tried as a warrant case with full opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and participate throughout. Because the objection was raised only at the end of trial and no prejudice or failure of justice was shown, the departure was treated as a curable irregularity rather than a fatal illegality, and a fresh summary trial was not granted. en-us Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:28:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298999 Under section 16A of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, summary trial is contemplated for section 16(1) offences, but the Magistrate may depart from that procedure after hearing the parties and recording reasons. The article notes that an accused has no vested right to insist on summary trial, particularly where the case was instead tried as a warrant case with full opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and participate throughout. Because the objection was raised only at the end of trial and no prejudice or failure of justice was shown, the departure was treated as a curable irregularity rather than a fatal illegality, and a fresh summary trial was not granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298999