Section 79
Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced punishment.
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.
Notwithstanding anything contained in
section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), it shall be lawful for the court of ordinary
jurisdiction to pass any sentence authorised by this Act, except a sentence of imprisonment for a term
exceeding six years in excess of his powers under the said section.