Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 154 · Decided 22 August 1979
Sharif Ahmed v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 154 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 312
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 2088/1979
- Decided
- 22 August 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Policy of Prohibition ufzder the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act­ Non mention in the Af!alyst's report to be injurious to human life does not an1ount that the- adulterant is non-injurioztS-=-Setting aside the sentence already reduced by High Court under a misconception would amount to Rules has been imposed because it is harmful to human health. [312 O] Absence of evidence is not equal to evidence of absence. Non-mention in the Public Analyst's report that the "colour which was mixed with powdered Chillies" was injurious to human life does not amount to the
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