https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465615 In the absence of an express statutory bar, alleged conduct covered by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 may still be prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code where the same transaction also discloses IPC offences. Allegations of storage and sale of prohibited food articles were treated as capable of attracting sections 272, 273 and 328 IPC because the nature and intended sale of the substances supported offences relating to adulteration, noxious food and causing hurt. Procedural objections under the special enactment were held to be matters for trial, and parallel complaint and police proceedings arising from the same incident could proceed together. en-us Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:03:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465615 In the absence of an express statutory bar, alleged conduct covered by the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 may still be prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code where the same transaction also discloses IPC offences. Allegations of storage and sale of prohibited food articles were treated as capable of attracting sections 272, 273 and 328 IPC because the nature and intended sale of the substances supported offences relating to adulteration, noxious food and causing hurt. Procedural objections under the special enactment were held to be matters for trial, and parallel complaint and police proceedings arising from the same incident could proceed together. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465615