https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465616 Mere storage of prohibited tobacco, gutka and pan masala does not satisfy Section 328 IPC, which requires direct administration of a poisonous, stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome substance, or causing it to be taken by another person; storage alone is only preparatory and insufficient. Section 188 IPC likewise requires disobedience of a duly promulgated order that causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance, injury, or danger to human life, health or safety, and storage by itself without further conduct such as manufacture, distribution, sale or movement into consumption did not meet that threshold. The FIR was quashed as to those penal provisions, while proceedings under the food safety law remained unaffected. en-us Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:03:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465616 Mere storage of prohibited tobacco, gutka and pan masala does not satisfy Section 328 IPC, which requires direct administration of a poisonous, stupefying, intoxicating or unwholesome substance, or causing it to be taken by another person; storage alone is only preparatory and insufficient. Section 188 IPC likewise requires disobedience of a duly promulgated order that causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance, injury, or danger to human life, health or safety, and storage by itself without further conduct such as manufacture, distribution, sale or movement into consumption did not meet that threshold. The FIR was quashed as to those penal provisions, while proceedings under the food safety law remained unaffected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465616