AJITPRASAD RAMKISHAN SINGH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 16(1)(a)(i) read with Section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, affirming that the appellant could not claim deprivation of the right to have the sample analyzed by the Director since he did not file an application under Section 13(2). The Court clarified that the Magistrate erred in concluding that the sample would be decomposed without evidence. The sentence was reduced based on special circumstances.