The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to grant anticipatory bail to the restaurateur of 'Le Hayath Restaurant', who was alleged to have caused the death of a customer through adulterated and non-consumable 'shawarma'. It was thus submitted that had the food item been adulterated or contaminated, other consumers who consumed food from the petitioner's hotel would also have shown …
A single-judge bench of the Gauhati High Court, comprising Justice Rumi Kumari Phookan held that only a Food Inspector can investigate a commission of offence related to food items as per the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006. The petitioner argued that such search and seizure had been made in utter disregard to the prescribed procedure under Section 102 CrPC and …
