Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Section 16(1A)(i) PFA Act | Salesman Vicariously Liable for Food Adulteration Despite Owner's Acquittal: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court rules that a salesman selling adulterated food (tartrazine in banana chips) is criminally liable under Section 16(1A)(i) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, even if the shop owner is acquitted. The judgment reinforces strict vicarious liability for employees in food safety violations, irrespective of employer culpability.