Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Food Adulteration Case for Non-Compliance of Mandatory Sampling Rules. Failure to Stir Groundnut Oil Before Sampling and Lack of Proof that Sample Bottles Were Cleaned and Dried Rendered Evidence Unreliable, Justifying Benefit of Doubt Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
24 May 2017The appeal arose from the acquittal of the respondent, a proprietor and vendor of a provisions store, who was charged with selling adulterated groundn...




