V.K. Mehrotra, J.—Criminal Revision No. 20 of 1985, Rattan Lal v. State of Himachal Pradesh, was filed in this Court on April 4, 1985. Rattan Lal was convicted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur, under section 7 read with section 16 (1) (a) (i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (for brief "the Act") by judgment and order dated November 17, 1984. He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months, and pay a fine of Rs. 1,000. The offence found proved against him was of selling adulterated cow milk to the Food Inspector. In appeal, the conviction was upheld by the learned Sessions Judge, Simla, on March 22, 1985. The sentence awarded to the petitioner was also upheld.

2. The sample of milk was found to be adulterated by the Public Analyst on account of the fact that the milk fat was found to be only 2.6% which was deficient by 2.9% than the minimum prescribed standard. One part of the sample was also sent, as per the request of the petitioner, to the Central Food Laboratory. It was found to be adulterated, inasmuch as, it had only 2.6% fat and solids (Non-fat 6.6%). The contents of fat were found to be the same as had been found by the Publ