Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 240 · Decided 15 November 1979
State of Tamil Nadu v. R. Krishnamurthy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 240 · [1980] 2 S.C.R. 59
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 236/1973
- Decided
- 15 November 1979
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
59 Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954), Ss. 2(1)(a) & 16(1)(a)(i)-Scope of-Gingelly oil mixed with 15 per cent groundnut oil­ :Sold or offered for sale for external use-Whether sale of an article of food ~hich is adulte~ate.d, . A' B J fJ'ords & The prosecution alleged .that gingelly oil mixed with 15 per cent of ground· nut oil was sold a• gingelly oil b)l the respondent to tho Food Inspector. The .defence of the respondent was that he kept the oil in his shop. to be sold not ·(or consumption but for external
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