Mahendra Kumar G. Patel And Anr. vs State Of Gujarat And Anr.

The Supreme Court held that Rule 9 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act mandates food inspectors to conduct necessary enquiries to detect violations. The Court clarified that if a vendor does not disclose the type of milk used, a presumption regarding adulteration cannot be raised unless enquiries are made. The judgment of the Allahabad High Court was found to be contrary to the Act, and the conviction under Section 7 read with Section 16 of the Act was upheld, with no merit found in the appeal for sentence reduction.