Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954–Sec. 7/16(1)–Conviction–Quantum of sentence–Incident pertains to the year 1996–Petitioner was aged 22 years, and now he is aged 50 years–Appeal is pending before this Court for the last 20 years–He has already suffered the agony of protracted trial for more than 27 years–He remained incarcerated for a period of ten days–Held, sentence is reduced up to the period of already undergone.
