Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
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Summary
Making food or drink harmful or unsafe to eat or drink by adding or mixing something, when done with the intent to sell it or knowing it will likely be sold, is an offence. The offender can be punished with up to six months imprisonment, or a fine up to one thousand rupees, or both.
Example
Priya waters down bottled juice to increase quantity and knows the bottles will be sold at her shop. Since the juice becomes unsafe to drink and she intended or knew it would be sold, she can face up to six months imprisonment, or a fine up to one thousand rupees, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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