1. Invoking the revisional jurisdiction of this Court under S.397 read with S.401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (henceforth 'CrPC'), the instant revision has been filed by applicant Roopchand Patel calling in question the impugned judgment affirming his conviction for offence under S.7(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (henceforth ' the Act, 1954') which is punishable under S.16(1)(a) of the Act, 1954.

2. The core facts required for judging the correctness of the impugned judgment are as under:
2.1 On 28-5-1997, at 9 a.m., Food Inspector P. D. Pandey (PW 3), after giving notice in writing to the applicant, who was a milk vendor, purchased 750 milliliters of cow - milk by making payment of Rs.6 and thereafter dividing the sample then and there in three parts and sealing them after mixing formalin 20 drops of each of the three bottles after levelling them and obtained the signature of the milk vendor / applicant and prepared a Panchnama also and thereafter sent to the public analyst, Bhopal for chemical examination on 29-5-1997 by registered parcel and kept two other samples in the office of Local Health Authority, Raigarh. The Public Analyst, Bhopal sent