UP man sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for selling adulterated milk 32 years ago

In a three-decade-old case, the Muzaffarnagar court on Friday sentenced a man to six months in prison for selling adulterated milk 32 years ago. The complaint in this matter was registered against the milk vendor on April 21, 1990, by Food Inspector Suresh Chand.

The Prosecution officer Ramavtar Singh said a sample of the milk sold by Harbir Singh was collected and sent to the laboratory for inspection where it was found to be adulterated.

Finding him guilty in this case, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Prashant Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the accused milk seller along with six months’ imprisonment.

A similar incident occurred in Bareilly a few months ago, when a milk vendor was sentenced to six months in prison and a Rs 1,000 fine for selling adulterated milk 20 years ago.

As per reports, Food and Drug Inspector Premchandra randomly collected a sample of mixed (buffalo and cow) milk after he failed to provide the license on May 2, 2000. A month later, it was found that the percentage of fat in the milk was 51 percent less than the prescribed limit.

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The judgment was pronounced by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Devendra Singh Fauzdar after finding the milk vendor guilty under Section 7/16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act.

In another incident, a UP man was sentenced to six months in jail after allegedly diluting milk 24 years ago. The milk was sold by Raj Kumar, and after being tested in 1995, it was found to have 5.6 percent of milk fat and only 7.7 percent of milk sold non-fat (MSNF) compared to the prescribed 8.5 percent.

UP man sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for selling adulterated milk 32 years ago

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