Punishment - lenient view taken by lower courts - instruction to counsels

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....in the judgment of the Court, the minimum punishment that may be given by a Magistrate is rigorous imprisonment for not less than 6 months, most of the Magistrates and higher courts have been letting off offenders and taking a lenient view on the basis of sections 3 and 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. There are provisions similar to those in the Income-tax Act, 1961 in the Prevention of....

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.... minimum sentence of imprisonment for a period of six months and a fine of rupees one thousand has been prescribed, the courts should not lightly resort to the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act in the case of persons above 21 years of age found guilty of offences under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act". 2. Another observation of the Supreme Court in this case was to the effect t....