Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 13 · Decided 17 January 1989
Dineshchandra Jamnadas Gandhi v. State of Gujarat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 13 · [1989] 1 S.C.R. 138
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 26/1989
- Decided
- 17 January 1989
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954: Section 16( l)(a) (i)/ Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955: Rules 23, 28, 29(f) (prior to amendment dated November 15, 1984) and 29(m), Appendix B item ]~Conviction for having sold 'kesari coloured sweet supari sali' adulterated with yellow basic agent'. Statutory Interpretation: Social defence legislation-Statutory language-Distinction between literal and legal meaning-Court not entitled to determine legal meaning of statute on principle of non­ D liquet-Penal provision prescribing strict liability-Wider meaning impermissible.
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