Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 289 · Decided 17 November 1976
Kisan Trimbak Kothula & Ors v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 289 · [1977] 2 S.C.R. 102
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 388/1976
- Decided
- 17 November 1976
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Preve/l/io11 of Food Ad11lterafion Act (37 of 1954) Ss. 2(i)(l), 2(ix) (c> and (k), l6(l)(a)(i) antlits first proviso ands. 17(1) and (2)-Scope of. c D E F G H Section 16(l)(a)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, pro­ vides inter a/ia that, ,if any person whether by himself any article of food, which is adulterated or misbranded, he shall, in addition to the penalty he may be liable under s. 6, be punishable which imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 6 months, etc. The first proviso to the sub-section provides that if the offence is under sub-
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