https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180200 Under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, "insect-infested" includes infestation by dead as well as living insects because the condition of food, rather than the insects' life-status, governs the expression. Adulteration under the relevant provision additionally requires that the infestation render the article unfit for human consumption. Descriptive conditions of infestation may create a presumption of unfitness but are not conclusive. Where no prescribed purity standard applies, the nature, degree and extent of infestation must be assessed on the totality of evidence; a Public Analyst's report is admissible but not determinative. The High Court's interpretation of "insect-infested" was reversed, while the acquittal remained undisturbed on the record. en-us Mon, 29 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:50:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180200 Under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, "insect-infested" includes infestation by dead as well as living insects because the condition of food, rather than the insects' life-status, governs the expression. Adulteration under the relevant provision additionally requires that the infestation render the article unfit for human consumption. Descriptive conditions of infestation may create a presumption of unfitness but are not conclusive. Where no prescribed purity standard applies, the nature, degree and extent of infestation must be assessed on the totality of evidence; a Public Analyst's report is admissible but not determinative. The High Court's interpretation of "insect-infested" was reversed, while the acquittal remained undisturbed on the record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 29 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180200