Mr. Hari Pal Verma, J.: (Oral) - Petitioner has filed the present revision petition against the judgment dated 14.12.2006 passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Sonepat, whereby his appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 14.10.2005 passed by learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gohana, was dismissed.

2. Learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gohana, vide judgment dated 14.10.2005, held the petitioner guilty of offence punishable under Section 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (for brevity, “the Act”) and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and a fine of Rs.2000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of two months.

3. The judgment dated 14.10.2005 passed by learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gohana, was made the subject matter of appeal before the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Sonepat, who vide order dated 14.12.2006, while maintaining the conviction of the petitioner, reduced the sentence from one year to six months and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- under section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Act.

4. Briefly stated, the prosecution ca