Supreme Court of India · 2018-04-24
Delhi Administration vs Vidya Gupta
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 2136
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Delhi Administration
- Respondent
- Vidya Gupta
- Author
- S.A. Bobde
- Bench
- L. Nageswara Rao, S.A. Bobde
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the accused violated Section 2 (ia) (a), (c), & (m) and Section 16 (1) (a) read with Section 7 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 by storing adulterated Ghee intended for sale. The Court found that the sample taken was indeed meant for sale, countering the High Court's reasoning. The discrepancies in the Butyro Refractometer readings were deemed insufficient to invalidate the sample's representativeness, leading to the reversal of the acquittal by the Sessions Court.