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MANOJ KUMAR GARG
Mangilal, S/o. Sh. Mohan Lal – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. By way of filing the instant Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397/401 of Cr.P.C., challenge has been made to the judgment dated 28.05.2003 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Cases), Udaipur in Criminal appeal No.5/2001, whereby the learned appellate court affirmed the judgment dated 16.03.2001 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mavli, District Udaipur in Regular Criminal Case No.360/1996 convicting the petitioner for the offence under Sections 7(V) Rule 50(i) & 7(1) R/w 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and sentencing him to undergo six months’ rigorous imprisonment alongwith a fine of Rs.1000/-and in default of payment of fine, further to undergo 1 month’s SI.
2. Bereft of elaborate details, facts relevant and essential for disposal of the instant criminal revision are that on 25.03.1996 the Food Inspector inspected the shop of the petitioner situated in Village Laxmanpura, Panchayat Majavada, District Udaipur, where the petitioner was selling food articles. The petitioner was informed about the inspection of the shop, however, he did not show any licence. Upon a suspicion that the mustard
The court upheld the conviction for food adulteration but modified the sentence to time already served due to the lengthy trial and the petitioner's circumstances.
The court modified the sentence for a food adulteration conviction due to the petitioner's age and lengthy trial, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial.
The court upheld the conviction for food adulteration but reduced the sentence to time already served, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial and the petitioner's lack of prior offenses.
The court upheld the conviction for food adulteration but modified the sentence to reflect leniency due to the petitioner's age, lack of criminal history, and the prolonged nature of the trial.
The court emphasized the right to a speedy trial and modified the sentence based on the lengthy duration of the case and the petitioner's circumstances.
The court emphasizes the right to a speedy trial and modifies the sentence for justice based on the lengthy legal process involved.
The right to a speedy trial is fundamental, and undue delays can justify leniency in sentencing, as seen in the modification of the petitioner's sentence to time already served.
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