Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 138 · Decided 21 February 2024
Ram Nath v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 138 · [2024] 2 S.C.R. 743
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 472/2012
- Decided
- 21 February 2024
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 272, 273; CrPC
Headnote
Interplay between the provisions of Chapter IX of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) and ss.272 and 273 of the Penal Code, 1860; whether the view taken by the Allahabad High Court in the case of M/s. Pepsico India Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. & Anr v. State of Uttar that after coming into force of the FSSA w.e.f 29th July 2010, it would have an overriding effect on other food related laws, including the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 and ss. 272, 273, IPC, challenged in Criminal Appeal No. 476-478 of 2012 is correct. Food Safety and
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