Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006–Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 482–Criminal proceedings–Scope for remaining continue–Proceedings against the co-accused have been quashed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court–Objection as regard to causing the delay in approaching before this Court–It can’t come in the way of petitioners because the proceedings against the co-accused were stayed by this Court in the year 2020–Petitioner was justified in not filing the petition at that stage–Proceedings are liable to be declared time-barred in view of the case of co-accused–Quashed.


