1. Criminal Appeal No.246 of 1986 is filed by the Food Inspector of Tellicherry Municipality against the judgment of acquittal in C.C.No.110 of 1983 on the file of the Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Tellicherry. Criminal R.P.No.444 of 1987 is filed by the first accused in C.C.No.127 of 1984 on the file of the same court against the conviction and sentence entered against him by the magistrate which has been confirmed by the Sessions Judge in appeal. Criminal R.P. No.464 of 1987 is filed by the accused in C.C.No.225 of 1983 of the same court against the conviction and sentence entered against him which has been confirmed by the Sessions Court in Crl. Appeal No.293 of 1985. The Criminal Appeal and the Revision Petitions have been referred to Division bench by the learned single judges who heard the cases. Reference order in Crl. Appeal No.246 of 1986 doubts the correctness of the decisions in Food Inspector v. Jose (1987 (2) KLT. 190) and Food Inspector v. Vidhyadharan (1987 (1) KLT 414). The revisions have been referred to Division Bench since they involve the same questions.

2. C.C.No.110 of 1983 arose out of a complaint filed by the Food Inspector against