Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Quashes Prosecution for Misbranding Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act — Barcode Contains Required Information. The Court held that when the required lot/batch number is available in a barcode on the product, prosecution for misbranding under Rule 32(e) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 is an abuse of process.
4 Sep 2020The appellant, Raghav Gupta, a director of M/s V & V Beverages Pvt. Ltd., was prosecuted under Rule 32(e) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules...
