IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.1423 of 2010 SURAJ SAH SON OF LATE RAMESHWAR SAH, R/O- VILLAGE NAWADA, P.S.- HAJIPUR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR For the petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar APP. ----------- 2 11.10.2010 While assailing the order dated 26th November, 2009 passed on Cr. Appeal no. 43 of 2007 whereby his conviction was recorded under Section 16(1)(a) of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and sentenced to undergo S.I. for 03 months with fine has been affirmed, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the occurrence had taken place on 9.11.1990 for which prosecution was launched in the year 1993. He was made to fight the litigation for about 14 years. It is submitted that the petitioner has sufficiently been punished on account of fighting long litigation and as such a lesser quantum of sentence will sub-serve the cause of justice. Learned A.P.P., on the other hand, however, supported the two impugned orders. I have perused the materials on record including the two judgments. True it is that he had to face litigation for about 14 years when the conviction was first recorded. In my view, a lesser punishment, in the facts and circumstances of the case, would sub-serve the cause of justice. Consequently, while upholding the judgment and order of conviction, this Court reduces the sentence from S.I. for 03 2 months to S.I. for 45 days. Other part/condition of sentence shall remain unaltered. With this modification in sentence, the application is dismissed. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )