Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954–Sec. 7/16–Charge framed for the offence–Justification–Application for sending the second sample to FSL–No action was taken by trial Court for 14 years–Thereafter the second sample was sent to FSL–Difference in the constitution of the oil in the analysis of the oil sample after a period of fifteen years can very well be attributed to the natural decay/deterioration caused by lapse of long interval–Further, the case was kept pending for twenty one years–Violative to right to speedy trial Held, proceedings deserves to be quashed.
