IPC Section 272 — Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale

Summary

If a person mixes something harmful into any food or drink item, making it unsafe to eat or drink, and they plan to sell that item as food or drink, or know that it is likely to be sold as food or drink, they can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.

Official Text

Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Related Judgments

• SC (2024) Vol.2 p.743 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• JANARDHAN REDDY AND ORS v. THE SPL. DY. COLLECTOR, L.A. UNIT-IV LMD, KARIMNAGAR, A.P. AN — Supreme Court of India (S)
• CRL OP/17533/2019 — Madras High Court (2019)
• S.C.R. 849 SWAMI ACHYUTANAND TIRTH & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2016)
• in Crl.R.C.No.1372/17 vs The State represented by — Madras High Court (2017)
• MOHD. ASLAM OBHURE, ACCHAN RIZVI v. UNION OF INDIA STA TE OF UTT AR PRADESH AND ORS. OCTOBER 24, 1994 — Supreme Court of India (S)
• KAIN MERCHANTS v. UNION — Supreme Court of India (1971)
• S.C.R. DELHI ADMINISTRATION v. VIDYA GUPTA — Supreme Court of India (2018)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §274 — Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale