Section 64 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

 

Section 64 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: 

Punishment for subsequent offences.-

(1) If any person, after having been previously convicted of an offence punishable under this Act subsequently commits and is convicted of the same offence, he shall be liable to-

(i) twice the punishment, which might have been imposed on a first conviction, subject to the punishment being maximum provided for the same offence; and

(ii) a further fine on daily basis which may extend upto one lakh rupees, where the offence is a continuing one; and

(iii) his licence shall be cancelled.

(2) The Court may also cause the offender's name and place of residence, the offence and the penalty imposed to be published at the offender's expense in such newspapers or in such other manner as the court may direct and the expenses of such publication shall be deemed to be part of the cost attending the conviction and shall be recoverable in the same manner as a fine.

 

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 64 Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006:  

Mumbai Mewa Masala Merchants And vs Union Of India And 4 Ors on 16 September, 2015

The Association Of The Traders And vs Union Of India And 3 Ors on 16 September, 2015

Ahar, Indian Hotel And Restaurant vs Union Of India And Aors on 16 September, 2015

Pradeep Kumar Gupta vs State Of U.P. on 12 May, 2015

Amar Kumar Khabare @ Amar Khabare vs The State Of Jharkhand on 1 May, 2019

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