Supreme Court of India

M. V. Joshi v. M. U. Shimp! and Another

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Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 986
Bench K. Subba Rao and Raghubar Dayal JJ.
Decided 27 February 1961

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Food 'dulteration-Ritlter-If includes butter mode from curd -No foreign article mixed but below standard prescribed-· If ad11lc terated-Prevcntion of Food Adulteration Act, I954 137 of r954), . ss. z(i)(a), 7(i), I6(r)(a)·-Prevention of Food Adulteration Hules, 1955, Appendix , r. -II, 0. 5. The appellant was selling butter which was found to be below the standard prescribed. He was convicted under s. 16(1) read withs. 7(i) of the Prevention of Fo:id Adulteration Act, 1954, and sentenced to undPrgo rigorous imprisonment for two months and to pay a fine of l~s. 25oi-. He contended (i) that

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