Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1304 · Decided 29 November 2019
M/S Alkem Laboratories LTD. v. State of Madhya Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1304 · [2019] 14 S.C.R. 1081
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1798/2019
- Decided
- 29 November 2019
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 315
Headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954: s.20A - Impleadment of appellant who was marketer of packed food articles 'sugarless Jelly' - The said food article was manufactured by a separate entity - Prosecution case was that Food Inspector- Respondent no.2 purchased retailer for testing - As per report of Public Analyst, the Jelly sample contained sugar and therefore was misbranded - Retailer produced a receipt showing that the jelly was purchased from appellant - Complaint filed by respondent no.2 for offence of sale of misbranded food
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