FOOD ADULTERATION ACT

Sl No.TitleCoramDate of JudgementSubjectHeadNotes
61STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. Vs. RAMESHCHANDRA SHIVRATAN KOSAR & ANR.ETCCoram: ARIJIT PASAYAT, ASOK KUMAR GANGULY28/04/2009Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Parameters for exercise of jurisdiction under s.482 - Discussed - Proceedings initiated against respondents u/s.7(1) and (5) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act - High Court quashed the proceedingsAllowing the appeals, the Court HELD: The parameters for exercise of jurisdiction under s.482 CrPC has been highlighted by this Court in large number of cases. To a pointed query as to whether in the petition filed before the High Court, there wClick here to see Subject, Head Notes, Citation and Judgement
62STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. JAGDISH PRASADCoram: ARIJIT PASAYAT, ASOK KUMAR GANGULY29/04/2009Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 - ss. 7 and 16 - Conviction under and imposition of six months RI - High Court commuting sentence of six months for fine - Sustainability ofHeld: Not sustainable - Strict adherence to the Act and the Rules framed thereunder is essential for safeguarding interest of consumers of articles of food - Stringent laws will have no meaning if offender could get away with fine - Order of senteClick here to see Subject, Head Notes, Citation and Judgement
63GIRISHBHAI DAHYABHAI SHAH Vs. C.C.JANI & ANR.Coram: ALTAMAS KABIR, CYRIAC JOSEPH31/07/2009PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954: s. 13(2) - Right of accused to get second sample of food item analysed by Central Food Laboratory -prosecution of accused for commission of offence u/s 16(a)(i) as sample of curd was found to be adulterHELD: Accused was prevented for 15 months from applying for analysis of second sample, by which time the second sample of curd deteriorated and was not capable of being analysed - There is no reason to continue with the proceedings, which have lasClick here to see Subject, Head Notes, Citation and Judgement
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