Supreme Court of India

Ramjee Prasad & Anr. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 70
Bench H.S. Bedi and J.M. Panchal JJ.
Decided 22 April 2009

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PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954: ss. 16( 1 )( a)(i) and (ii) - Conviction by trial court u/s c 16(1)(a)(i) on the charge that the food article being sold by accused was adulterated -Affirmed by appellate court- High Court in revision holding that offence u/s 16(1)(a)(i) not made out against accused, but convicting them uls 16(1 )(a)(ii)- Held: Evidence required for recording conviction under the two 0 clauses would be distinct and different - Prejudice is writ large ~ more particularly as the ingredients. of the two provisions are substantially different, and evidence of one can

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