JUDGMENT :

VIRENDER SINGH, J.

1. This revision petition is directed against appellate judgment dated 30.10.2021 passed by the First Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshangabad in Cri. Appeal No. 134/2015, whereby conviction of petitioner for the offence punishable under Sections 16(1)(a)(i) r/w 2(i-a) and 7(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, as recorded by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hoshangabad vide judgment dated 23.07.2015 passed in Cri. Case No. 1704/2010 and consequent sentences were affirmed.

2. Vide said judgment, the petitioner has been convicted under Sections 2(i-a), 7(i) read with 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (for short ‘the Act’) and sentenced him to undergo R.I. for 6 months and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- with default stipulation.

3. Succinctly stated relevant facts giving rise to the present petition are that on 08.09.2010 at about 3.15 in the afternoon, Food Inspector Jagdish P. Lovewanshi visited the establishment of the petitioner situated in Pili Khandi, Meenakshi Chowk, Hoshangabad viz. ‘Agrawal Hotel’, where the petitioner was selling sweets/snacks. Suspecting about the quality of a salty snack (Namkeen-Sev), followin