HC quashes FIR over food adulteration
The Telangana High Court has quashed an FIR against Jivani Sahil Feroz Ali related to food adulteration. The court directed the police to return the seized property from his masala manufacturing unit. The petitioner argued that the police lacked jurisdiction in food adulteration cases due to existing federal laws.
- ▪Justice J. Sreenivas Rao quashed the FIR issued by Mailardevpally police against Jivani Sahil Feroz Ali.
- ▪The police had raided Sahil Foods and claimed to find adulterated ingredients in their biryani masala.
- ▪The petitioner’s counsel argued that the Food Safety and Standard Act of 2006 takes precedence over general laws regarding food offences.
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Justice J. Sreenivas Rao of the Telangana High Court quashed a First Information Report issued by Mailardevpally police of Hyderabad against Jivani Sahil Feroz Ali following a raid on his masala manufacturing unit. The judge directed the police to return the property seized by them during the raid on M/s Sahil Foods at Katedan. The police contended that they found ‘biryani masala’ being made with adulterated and harmful ingredients during the raid on April 15 on Sahil Foods unit. The FIR was issued invoking sections 318 (4) and 274 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The petitioner’s counsel S.M. Saifullah contended that the police have no jurisdiction to register or investigate cases related to food adulteration since the Union government already enacted the Food Safety and Standard Act in 2006.
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