Judgment This is an appeal filed by the State against the acquittal passed "by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tanjore. Two persons, that is, the master and bis servant, were prosecuted for selling adulterated buffalo’s milk. The master pleaded guilty and was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 50. The servant accused 2, was let off on the ground that section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, does not contemplate both the master and the servant to be prosecuted. Section 7 is as follows: “No person shall himself or by any person on his behalf manufacture for sale, or store sell or distribute (1) any adulterared food.” According to the interpretation put by the Magistrate, if a person sells himself he can be prosecuted, or if he sells by any person, he can be prosecuted but not the person through whom he sells. It is not a correct interpretation of the section. This section means that even though he may sell by another person, still the master is liable. But the fact of selling by the person still remains. Since the seller in the case actually is the servant, he cannot escape prosecution. If it is proved that the 2nd accused was selling only on behalf of the master, accused (1), then the master will also be liable. Therefore both the seller, the servant, as well as the person on whose behalf the milk was sold, viz., the master, are liable. The acquittal of the 2nd accused, is therefore set aside. The 2nd accused is convicted In view of the fact that the master admits the adulteration and as the 2nd accused was only a servant under the master, the 1st accused, I think a fine of Rs. 5 will meet the ends of justice. The 2nd accused is therefore convicted under sections 7 and 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 5, in default to undergo three day’s rigorous imprisonment. The appeal is allowed. R.M. ----- Appeal allowed.