BHAGWAT PRASAD Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) M. P. Saxena, J. Bhagwat has filed this revision application against the judgment and order dated 3-10-1980 passed by the VIIth Additional Sessions Judge, Meerut dismissing his appeal and confirming his conviction under Section 7/16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and six months' R. I. and a fine of Rs. 1000/ -. In default of payment of fine three months' further R. I. was awarded. Briefly stated the facts are that on 5-11-1977 at about 12 O'clock in the noon Mahesh Chandra Garg, Chief Food Inspector, Meerut, visited the shop of the revisionist in village Shahjahapur, P. S. Kithora, district Meerut. He found him selling spices and other goods. Sri Garg suspected that Zira which the revisionist was selling or exposing for sale was adulterated. Therefore, he purchased 600 grams of Zira and paid Rs. 10. 80 informing the revisionist that he was taking it for analysis by the Public Analyst. The Zira was kept in three bottles which were properly sealed and necessary documents were prepared. One of those bottles was sent to the Public Analyst, U. P. Government, who reported as follows: " 1. Inorganic extraneous matter. . . 0. 1%

(2.) ORGANIC extraneous matter. . . 14. 51%