Dairy Milk Chocolates contained cobwebs, grubs and living insects and as such did not conform to the standard of chocolates, being unfit for human consumption. The report received by the Local Health Authority was sent to the Food Inspector who received the same on 25th November, 2003. Thereafter, the Food Inspector submitted the documents to the Joint Commissioner Konkan Division, Food & Drugs Administration (MS). After obtaining consent, prosecution was lodged as against the applicants and several others. Thereafter, the Food Inspector filed complaints as against the applicants and others in the Court of the Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class at Dapoli, pursuant to which, the learned Magistrate vide order dated 19th January, 2004, issued process as against the applicants in both the said cases. The cases were numbered as R.C.C No.66 of 2003 and 67 of 2003. Being aggrieved by the said orders issuing process, the applicants approached this Court under section 482 of the Cr. P.C for quashing and setting aside the said orders issuing process. Both the aforesaid applications along with other applications were admitted by this Court and the proceedings before the trial Court were stayed i.e. R.C.C. No. No.66 of 2003 and 67 of 2003. It appears that all the five cases were directed to be tagged and heard together, however, it appears that two Criminal Applications- i.e Criminal Application Nos.5503 and 5505 of 2004 were listed separately and as such heard finally. By judgment and order dated 3rd August, 2017, this Court (Coram: A.K. Menon, J.) was pleased to allow Criminal Application Nos. 5503 of 2004 and 5505 of 2004 also preferred by the
