Supreme Court of India
Raj Kumar v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We hold that if the standards are not complied with, the Court is not justified in acquitting the accused charged with adulteration only on the ground that the deficiency is marginal.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954: s.13(2) – Non- compliance of – Sample of milk – Milk Solid Non Fat (MSNF) – 7.7% of MSNF found in sample of milk against the pr escribed standard of 8.5% – Option given by Magistrate to the appell ant to send sample to CFL – Appellant waived his right by not applyi ng to Magistrate for sending second sample for analysis t o CFL – Appellant cannot raise grievance of non-compliance of s.13(2) of the Act. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954: Even mar ginal deviation from the prescribed standard cannot be ignored – In case s of food coming under
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