STATE Vs. NATHI LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Nathi Lal respondent was prosecuted on the complaint of the Health Officer, Agra Municipality, of an offence under Sec. 42, U.P. Pure Food Act, 1950, for having sold adulterated ghee on the 15th of Sept., 1954, to a Food Inspector of the Agra Municipality.

(2.) The prosecution led evidence about the purchase of the ghee about sending a sample of it to the Public Analyst to U.P. Government, and filed a certificate received from the Public Analyst. The certificate is reproduced below:-

(3.) The Magistrate trying the accused acquitted him as the report of the Public Analyst did not give any details of analysis or any data of the analysis done by him. The State has therefore, filed this appeal against Nathi Lals acquittal.