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Man gets 6-month jail in food adulteration case

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Rajesh Mehra

Posted: Jan 07, 2008 at 0000 hrs IST

Ludhiana, January 6 The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Rajinder Aggarwal has awarded six months’ imprisonment to a man after holding him guilty in a case under the provisions of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. The sentenced man Surinder Singh, proprietor of Anand Flour Mill, Gobind Colony, Chandigarh Road, had been booked in a case of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The court held that the health department had successfully proven its case against the accused. The judge has also ordered the convicted man to pay Rs 1,000 as a fine.

In this regard Manoj Kumar Khosla, Government Food Inspecter, had filed a complaint under Sections 16 (I) (a) (i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 before the court against accused Surinder Singh and alleged that on September 18, 2002 he along with Dr R C Garg, District Health Officer (DHO), had inspected the premises Anand Flour Mill and also taken a sample of wheat flour (atta) from the accused who was found in possession of about 40 quintals atta for sale for human consumption at his premises. M K Khosla further alleged that he purchased atta from the Surinder Singh and after that the sample was sent to the Public Analyst as it was found to be adulterated as the sample contained rice starch as an admixture. Complainant alleged the accused has violated the provisions of

Section 7 of the Act.

On the other hand, the accused pleaded innocence and claimed false implication, but no defence evidence has been produced by him before the court. Pronouncing the verdict, the court held that the prosecution had successfully proved the guilt of the accused and sentenced accordingly.

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