https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313602 A later penal amendment that merely reduces punishment may be applied to earlier or pending matters because Article 20(1) bars only retrospective laws creating offences or increasing punishment. On that principle, the conviction for misbranding under the law in force at the time of the offence was maintained, but the sentence was reassessed under the more lenient Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regime. The reduced punishment was applied, and the sentence was modified in favour of the accused. en-us Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:43:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313602 A later penal amendment that merely reduces punishment may be applied to earlier or pending matters because Article 20(1) bars only retrospective laws creating offences or increasing punishment. On that principle, the conviction for misbranding under the law in force at the time of the offence was maintained, but the sentence was reassessed under the more lenient Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regime. The reduced punishment was applied, and the sentence was modified in favour of the accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313602