PARMOD KUMAR Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PARMOD Kumar, petitioner has filed his revision petition against the order of conviction and sentence. He was proceeded against under Section 7(1) read with Section 16(1)(a) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on the complaint of the Food Inspector.

(2.) THE charge against the petitioner is that on 28-7-1982 at his shop at Bus Stand Meham, he kept in his possession five 'Dallas' of carbonated water for public sale which on analysis, was found adulterated inasmuch as it contained 300 PPM of sacchrine as against the prescribed maximum limit of 100 PPM.

(3.) AT the trial, Sant Lal. Food Inspector appeared as P- 1, while Dr. (Mrs.) 1. Chanda appeared as PW-2. PW-1 and PW-2 supported the prosecution case. In his statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused petitioner denied all the allegations against him and said :