Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 149 · Decided 10 August 1979

Inderjeet v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1979 INSC 149 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 255
Case number
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 449/1979
Decided
10 August 1979
Bench
V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited
IPC; Constitution Article 32

Headnote

v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. August 10, 1979 [V. R. KRISHNA }YER AND P. N. SHJNGHAL, JJ.J Statutory standardised sentence-Absolute liability 1vith mandatory mini&shy; muni sentence of six months' R.I. of offender's guilt of sale of adulterated food, w/Jether constitutionally bad, Prevention of Food Adul- 1eration Act is constitutionally valid. [257G] Policy is for Parliament, constitutionality is for the Court. Protection of public health and regulation of noxious trade belong to the police power of the State an<l Legislation like the Prevention of Food Adulteration

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