Chandigarh, July 21 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld conviction of a city resident now, 71-year-old, who was convicted for selling adulterated cheese in 1999 in Manimajra area.However, the bench of Deepak Manchanda reduced the jail term awarded to Balbir Singh from six months to 9 days, which he had already undergone.

According to the prosecution on February 18, 1999, a food inspector inspected the premises of the petitioner in Shanti Nagar, Manimajra and found him in possession of around 4 kg of cheese contained in a tray for public sale. The analyst report revealed that the milk fat in the said cheese was 40.94%, which fell short of the minimum prescribed statutory standard of 50.0% and the same was categorised under the...