Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 39 · Decided 1 February 1971
Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Shiv Shankar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 39 · [1971] 3 S.C.R. 607
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 151/1966
- Decided
- 1 February 1971
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, I.D. DUA (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 409, 177; Income Tax Act Section 52
Headnote
607 Repeal-Implied-Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954--Fruir Products Order, 1955-Sale of adul¢rated Vinegar-Prosecution under Adulteration Act-Competence-If Fruit Products Order impliedly repeals Adulteration Act. The respondent, who was selling Vinegar under a license granted under Central Government under s. 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, was prosecuted under the Preven­ tion of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, for selling adulterated vinegar. He­ pleaded that vinegar, whether brewed or synthetic, being a food product and standard specification for such vinegar
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