https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272494 Joint trial of a vendor, distributor and manufacturer for offences under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act was not inherently illegal, because ordinary criminal procedure on joinder of accused and charges remained available where the allegations showed connected links forming the same transaction. The offence being one of strict liability did not bar such joinder. However, the charge against the appellant was quashed on the special facts because the complaint did not clearly allege adulteration at the time of sale by the appellant, and the long delay would unfairly prejudice the defence. en-us Tue, 25 Mar 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 May 2018 16:06:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272494 Joint trial of a vendor, distributor and manufacturer for offences under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act was not inherently illegal, because ordinary criminal procedure on joinder of accused and charges remained available where the allegations showed connected links forming the same transaction. The offence being one of strict liability did not bar such joinder. However, the charge against the appellant was quashed on the special facts because the complaint did not clearly allege adulteration at the time of sale by the appellant, and the long delay would unfairly prejudice the defence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Mar 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272494