Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954–Sec. 7/16–Conviction–Reduction of the sentence–Petitioner does not want to challenge the findings of conviction–He was 38 years of age at the time of incident, and has already suffered the agony of protracted trial spanning over a period of arround 27 years and he remained incarcerated for some time after passing the judgment–No fruitful purpose would be served by sending him in jail–Held, sentence is reduced up to the period of already undergone.
