Section 57
Penalty for possessing adulterant.
The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
About this Act
An Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, if any person
who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, imports or manufactures for sale, or stores,
sells or distribute any adulterant shall be liable--
(i) where such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding two lakh rupees;
(ii) where such adulterant is injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding ten lakh rupees.
(2) In a proceeding under sub-section (1), it shall not be a defence that the accused was holding such adulterant on behalf of any other person.
(i) where such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding two lakh rupees;
(ii) where such adulterant is injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding ten lakh rupees.
(2) In a proceeding under sub-section (1), it shall not be a defence that the accused was holding such adulterant on behalf of any other person.