(1.) PETITIONER Darshan Lal was tried by the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaithal, and was convicted and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000/- under Section 7 read with Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). In default of payment of fine, he was further ordered to undergo simple imprisonment for one month.
(2.) COUNSEL for the petitioner has placed on record receipt regarding payment of fine to show that fine in the present case has been paid.
(3.) THE Appellate Court maintained the conviction but had reduced the sentence from one year to six months.