Supreme Court Quashes Conviction of Nominee Officer Due to Non-Conviction of Company in Food Adulteration Case (5 November 2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 401, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 with Section 97, General Clauses Act, 1897, General Clauses Act, 1897 with Section 6, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Offences by Companies, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 with Section 16, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 with Section 17

Supreme Court Quashes Conviction of Nominee Officer Due to Non-Conviction of Company in Food Adulteration Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a nominated officer of a company can be convicted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 if the company itself is not convicted. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal (Food Adulteration). Case Name: Hindustan Unilever Limited vs. […]

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