Raj. Board of Prevention & Control of Pollution vs. Praveen Dying Works & Ors.

Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974–Acquittal from the charge–Allegation that the respondents were discharging the trade effluent into the river without the prior consent of appellant-Board–While collecting the samples, the requisite specimen impression was not taken–Prosecution failed to prove that the samples were reached to analyst without tampering–No admissible document was produced by the prosecution–Prosecution sanction was also granted in a cyclostyled manner in all 51 cases without the signatures of any authorized person–Held, the acquittal was justified.