Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 68 · Decided 9 March 1979
Bal Kishan Thaper v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 68 · [1979] 3 S.C.R. 551
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 105/1975
- Decided
- 9 March 1979
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A.D. KOSHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Prevelllion of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 ·of 1954)-S. 2(ix)(a) and (g) Scope of-Outer label described the: contents as "as slveet as sac­ charin"-TV!icther a case of misbranding. The appellant was a manufacturer of a preparation called Para Excellent and Para Asli. The sacc11arin". Under the directions for use it was mentioned on the C lahel that the preparation was para saccharin. The appellant was prosecuted under s. 2(ix) (a) and (g) of the Prevention of Fon.-1 l\(1ulteration Act for misbranding the !JOOd:' and for selling it as saccharin. While the
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