Publish Date: | Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:54 PM (IST)
Gwalior court news: Gwalior, New Dunia Rep. Special Judicial Magistrate MNH Rizvi has sentenced Prabhudayal Sharma (resident village Jaderua district Morena), accused of adulterating milk, to three months. This case was pending in the court for the last 35 years. The accused appeared in the court only twice, after that he absconded. His permanent warrant was issued, but after the court’s rebuke, the police searched for him. The police arrested him in January 2022. When the accused was caught doing adulteration, he was a young man, but when he was caught by the police, he became a senior citizen. Prabhudayal’s age is 63 years. He is in judicial custody since January 13. He had to spend 44 days in jail to finish the trial, the days he has spent in jail will be included in the sentence.
On 23 September 1985, the flying squad of the Food Department was investigating adulterated food items. On this day Prabhudayal Sharma was bringing milk from Morena, three samples of milk were taken from its tank in front of Bahodapur police station. The test report found adulteration in milk. The Food Department presented a complaint against the accused to the Judicial Magistrate in 1986. At that time the accused was released on bail, but he did not come to court. When the warrant was issued, he appeared before the court in 2000. He then appeared before the court in 2001. Been absconding since 2001. In 2007, the court issued permanent arrest warrants, but the police did not arrest him after the permanent arrest warrant was issued. He was on the run. On the orders of the High Court, this case has been kept in a special category. Its trial has to end. After the court’s rebuke, the police searched the accused. He was produced in the court, the court sent him to judicial custody. He also filed a bail application, but the court did not grant him bail. Now the trial is over and the court has sentenced the accused to three months’ imprisonment. Presently he is in jail.
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