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BNS Section 274

Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale

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 five thousand rupees, or with both.


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Offence : Adulterating food or drink intended for sale, so as to make the same noxious.


Punishment : Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.


Cognizable or Non-cognizable : Non-cognizable.


Bailable or Non-bailable : Bailable.


By what Court triable : Any Magistrate.




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