LawgistThe Food Safety and Standards Act
78Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc
Where at any time during the trial of any offence under this Act alleged to have been committed by any person, not being the importer, manufacturer, distributor or dealer of any article of food, the court, is satisfied, on the evidence adduced before it, that such importer, manufacturer, distributor or dealer is also concerned with that offence, then the court may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), or in section 71 of this Act, proceed against him as though a prosecution has been instituted under this Act.
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ADJUDICATION AND FOOD SAFETY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
- 68 Adjudication
- 69 Power to compound offences
- 70 Establishment of Food Safety Appellate Tribunal
- 71 Procedure and powers of the Tribunal
- 72 Civil court not to have jurisdiction
- 73 Power of court to try cases summarily
- 74 Special courts and Public Prosecutor
- 75 Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- 76 Appeal
- 77 Time limit for prosecutions
- 78 Power of court to implead manufacturer, etc
- 79 Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced punishment
- 80 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecution under this Act
