https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275533 Liability under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act depended on the prosecution proving beyond reasonable doubt that black til seeds sold by the accused were "food" intended for human consumption. Mens rea in the ordinary sense was not required, but the nature and intended use of the article still had to be shown clearly where doubt arose. The independent witness was found vague and unreliable, the evidence did not satisfactorily establish that black til seeds were ordinarily used as food, and the accused's explanation that they were kept for pooja created a real doubt. The alleged non-compliance with evidentiary safeguards under section 10(7) further weakened the prosecution case, so the conviction could not stand. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 12:42:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275533 Liability under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act depended on the prosecution proving beyond reasonable doubt that black til seeds sold by the accused were "food" intended for human consumption. Mens rea in the ordinary sense was not required, but the nature and intended use of the article still had to be shown clearly where doubt arose. The independent witness was found vague and unreliable, the evidence did not satisfactorily establish that black til seeds were ordinarily used as food, and the accused's explanation that they were kept for pooja created a real doubt. The alleged non-compliance with evidentiary safeguards under section 10(7) further weakened the prosecution case, so the conviction could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Aug 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275533