DELHI ADMINISTRATION vs HARI CHAND

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 21.11.2024 % Pronounced on : 14.01.2025 CRL.A. 557/2009 DELHI ADMINISTRATION .....Appellant Through: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for State Versus HARI CHAND ..... Respondent Through: Mr.S.S. Dahiya, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal has been filed against the final order and judgement dated 01.07.2008 passed by learned ASJ, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi in Criminal Appeal No. 08/2003 under Sections 7/16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. Vide the impugned judgement, the appeal against the judgement of conviction dated 07.02.2003 and the order of sentence dated 17.02.2003 passed by the MM, Delhi in case No. 82/96 of 14.10.1996, was allowed and the respondent (herein) was acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 7/16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The facts, as noted by the Sessions Court, are as under:- 5.7.96 at about 3.00 pm, the Food Inspector Sh. Satish Kumar, purchased a sample of cow's milk from the appellant for analysis at M/s Bharat Dairy, J-501,Jahangir Pun, Delhi where the said food article was found stored for sale for hum