Section 75
Power to transfer cases to regular courts.
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.
Where, after taking cognizance of any offence, a
Special Court is of the opinion that the offence is not triable by it, it shall, notwithstanding that it has no
jurisdiction to try such offence, transfer the case for the trial of such offence to any court having
jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) and the court to which the case is
transferred may proceed with the trial of the offence as if it had taken cognizance of the offence.