Supreme Court · 1983 INSC 161 · Decided 25 October 1983
Charanji Lal v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1983 INSC 161 · [1984] 1 S.C.R. 513
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 462/1983
- Decided
- 25 October 1983
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, D.P. MADON (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
LAL v. STATE' OF PUNJAB October 25, 1983 [A.P. SEN AND D.P. MADON, JJ.) Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954-Proviso to sub-s. (2C) of s. 13 - Words-Lost or dan1aged-Appearing in proviso-lnterpretalion of. lost-Not confined to loss only after actual despatch of sample but includes loss of-Words used by legislature do not always bear a plain meaning. Words and phrases-Dan1age:_Meaning of. A Food Inspector took a sample of kutcha kho,ra from the shop of the appellant and after dividing it·into three equal parts and sealing them, sent one part to the public analyst
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