Gujarat High Court Acquits Accused in Food Adulteration Case Due to Misapplication of Rule 29 — Synthetic Colour in Chana Masala Sabji Permissible Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The court held that Rule 29 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 permits synthetic colour in chana masala sabji, and the conviction under Sections 16(1)(a)(1) and 16(1)(a)(2) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 was unsustainable.
18 Mar 2026The applicants, Hasanali Sulemanbhai Sunsara and another, were convicted by the 11th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Anand, in Criminal Case No....
