JAGDISH PRASAD ALIAS JAGDISH PRASAD GUPTA vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 7(i) and Section 16(1)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, confirming that the Chairman of a municipality can grant prosecution sanction as per Sections 20 and 51 of the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932. The Court ruled that the Public Analyst's report, despite not covering all tests, was sufficient to establish adulteration based on the saponification test results. The sentence was reduced, acknowledging the appellant as a first offender, but the conviction was maintained.