He was acquitted by the trial companyrt but on appeal, the High Court set aside the acquittal and the appellants were companyvicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a term of six months and also to pay a fine of Rs.
The appellant was charged for an offence under Section 7 read with Section 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 for short, the Act for adulteration of mustard oil.
On a companyposite appeal filed in the High Court, the learned single Judge in Government Criminal Appeal No.62 of 1985 set aside the acquittal and companyvicted the appellants for the aforesaid offence.
1000/ and in default, he was to undergo further imprisonment for a period of one month.
Accordingly, he acquitted the appellant.
Both sentences were directed to run companycurrently.
We have heard the companynsel for the appellants.
Thus this appeal by special leave.
The offence had taken place on 1.2.1984.
