Supreme Court Dismisses Municipal Corporation's Appeal and Upholds Acquittal of Accused Vendor in Prevention of Food Adulteration Act Case. Delay of seven months in filing prosecution led to decomposition of sample, thereby depriving accused of the valuable right under Section 13(2) to have the sample analysed by the Director of Central Food Laboratory, making conviction based solely on Public Analyst's report impermissible.
23 Nov 1966The case originated from a prosecution under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The appellant, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, challenged ...
