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(1983) 1 MLJ 307 ()
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Present : P.Janaki Amma, J.
Case Number(s) : Crl. A.No. 351 of 1979.
Judgement Date :
Thursday 25th of March 1982
| Food Inspector | .....Appellant(s) | | Versus |  | | Suwert & Dholakia (P.) Ltd. | .....Respondent(s) |
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (XXXVII of 1954), sections 7 (1) and 16 (1) (a)(i) — Offences under when made out — Mere storage of adulterated article is not offence — Article stored in godown intended for export and not for sale — The fact that suck an article is adulterated cannot be punished under the Act as they are not for sale — Storage and export of tea governed by Tea Act, 1953 and hence Prevention of Food Adulteration Act has no application.
Cases Referred Food Inspector v. Punsi Desai 1959 Crl.L.J. 712; A.I.R. 1959 Her. 190 Food-Inspector v. Vijaya Singh 1969 Crl.L.J. 414; A.I.R. 1969 Her. 79 : [1968] M.L.J. (Crl.) 405 Pood Inspector v. Gopalan [1971] 2 S.C.J. 607; 1971 Crl.L.J. 1277; A.I.R. 1971 S.C. 1725 Delhi Municipality v. Tandon 1976 Crl.L.J 547; [1976] 1 S.C.C 546; [1976] S.C.C. (Crl.) 76; [1976] 2 S.C.R. 1050; [1976] 2 S.C.J. 218; A.I.R. 1976 S.C. 621 : [1976] M.L.J. (Crl.) 456 Madras State v. Gannon Dunkerley and Co. 1959 S.C.R. 379; 1958 S.C.J. 696; [1958] 2 An.W.R. (S.C) . 66; A.I.R. 1958 S.C. 560 : [1958] 2 M.L.J. (S.C.) 66 Mangaldas v. Maharashtra State 1966 Crl.L.J. 106; [1966] 2 S.C.J. 87; [1965] 2 S.C.R. 894; A.I.R. 1966 S.C. 128 : [1966] M.L.J. (Crl.) 508 Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Nand Kishore [1972] F.A.C. 561 (Delhi) Dindayal v. State. (1972) F. A. C. 636 (Delhi).

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