Case Law Analysis
|Telangana High Court
Section 528 BNSS & EC Act | Mere Resale of PDS Rice Without Deceptive Intent Not Criminal Offence : Telangana HC Quashes FIR
Telangana High Court rules that reselling PDS rice without fraudulent or deceptive intent does not constitute an offence under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita or the Essential Commodities Act. The judgment clarifies that criminal liability requires proof of mens rea, setting a precedent for similar cases involving public distribution system commodities.