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Criminal Law
Bare Acts
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954
Section 1-25
Section 1
Section 2
Section 2-A
Section 3
Section 3-A
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 14-A
Section 15
Section 16
Section 16-A
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 20-A
Section 20-AA
Section 21
Section 22
Section 22-A
Section 23
Section 24
Section 25
Section 20- Cognizance and trial of offences

No prosecution for an offence under this Act, not being an offence under section 14 or section 14A shall be instituted except by , or with the written consent of, the Central Government or the State Government or a person authorised in this behalf, by general or special order, by the Central Government or the State Government.

Provided that a prosecution for an offence under this Act may be instituted by a purchaser (or recognised consumer association) referred to in section 12, if he or it produces in court a copy of the report of the public analyst along with the complaint.
No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an offence punishable under sub-section (1AA) of section 16 shall be cognizable and non-bailable).
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