Sushil Kumar gupta v. State of West Bengal

: Mr. V R Bajwa, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Nitin Jain Mr. Amar Kumar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Kumar Gupta, PP HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order 01/07/2025 izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls /kkjk 482 Hkkjrh; ukxfjd lqj{kk lafgrk ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr iqfyl Fkkuk ekyoh; uxj] ftyk&t;iqj 'kgj iwoZ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 215@2024 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 272] 273] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 63] 69 dkWihjkbZV vf/kfu;e] 1957 esa vfxze tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus gsrq ;g izkFkZuk&i= is”k fd;k x;k gSA cgl lquh xbZA izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd izkFkhZ dks izdj.k esa feF;k lafyIr fd;k x;k gSA mlds fo:) /kkjk 272] 273] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk o /kkjk 63] 69 dkWihjkbZV vf/kfu;e ds vijk/kksa dk vfHk;ksx gSA mudk rdZ gS fd /kkjk 63] 69 dkWihjkbZV vf/kfu;e [kk| inkFkksZa ds laca/k esa ykxw gh ugha gksrk gS rFkk /kkjk 272] 273 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk laca/kh vijk/k tekurh; vijk/k gSaA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd /kkjk 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dk vijk/k izkFkhZ ds laca/k esa ugha curk gS] D;ksafd fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks izoafpr dj jkf'k izkIr djus [2025:RJ-JP:24036] (2 of 5) [CRLMB-11923/2024] laca/kh dksbZ vk{ksi izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ij fof'k"V :i ls ugha yxk;k x;k gSA mudk rdZ gS fd okLrfodrk esa izdj.k esa iqfyl dks izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djus vkSj vUos"k.k djus dk dksbZ vf/kdkj gh izkIr ugha gSA [kk| inkFkksZa ls lacaf/kr bl izdj.k esa [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e 2006 ds izko/kku ykxw gksrs gSa] ftlds vUrxZr [kk| fujh{kd dks gh ifjokn izLrqr djus dh vf/kdkfjrk gSA mudk rdZ gS fd izkFkhZ] tks fd Mh&ekVZ esa LVksj eSustj ds in ij Fkk] mlus ?kh ds lhy iSdsV~l eSllZ [k.Msyoky ,.M dEiuh ls fcy ds ek/;e ls [kjhns gSa vkSj bUgsa blh :i esa fodz; djus ds fy, vius LVksj ij j[kk FkkA mudk rdZ gS fd /kkjk 26¼4½ [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e 2006 ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr tgka [kk| inkFkZ fcy }kjk yk;k x;k gks vkSj mlh :i esa fodz; fd;k tk jgk gks] rks og inkFkZ dh izd`fr vkSj xq.koRrk ¼nature and quality½ ds laca/k esa fufgr xkj.Vh ¼implied guarantee½ gSA mudk ;g Hkh rdZ gS fd ijh{k.k ij [kk| inkFkZ *?kh* vekud ¼sub standard½ ik;k x;k] ftlds fy, /kkjk 51 [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e 2006 esa dsoy 5]00]000 :i;s ds vFkZn.M dk gh izko/kku gS] fdlh izdkj ds dkjkokl ds n.M dk izko/kku ugha gSA /kkjk 69 [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e 2006 ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr ,sls vijk/k 'keuh; Hkh gSA /kkjk 89 [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e 2006 ds izko/kku bl vf/kfu;e dks vf/kHkkoh (Overriding) izHkko nsrs gSaA ,slh fLFkfr esa rdZ ds fy, ;fn vijk/k eku Hkh fy;k tkos] rks Hkh /kkjk 51 [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr n.Muh; vijk/k curk gS] tks dsoy vFkZn.M ls gh n.Muh; gksdj 'keuh; Hkh gSA izkFkhZ us U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dh ikyuk esa vUos"k.k esa Hkkx ys fy;k gS vkSj mlls vUos"k.k dj fy;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls vfHkj{kkRed iwNrkN dh dksbZ vko';drk Hkh ugha gSA vr% mldk vfxze tekur dk izkFkZuk&i= Lohdkj fd;k tk,A vius mDr rdksZa ds leFkZu esa mudh vksj ls fuEu U;kf;d fofu'p; izLrqr fd;s x;s&

1. Sushil Kumar gupta vs. State of West Bengal 2024(1) FAC 501 Supreme Court

2. Ram Nath vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 138 Supreme Court [2025:RJ-JP:24036] (3 of 5) [CRLMB-11923/2024] blds foijhr fo}ku yksd vfHk;kstd us rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd izkFkhZ ls vUos"k.k dj fy;k x;k gS] ijUrq eSllZ [k.Msyoky ,.M dEiuh ls vHkh vUos"k.k ugha fd;k x;k gS] tks fd;k tkuk 'ks"k gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds fo:) xEHkhj vijk/k dk vfHk;ksx gSA vr% vfxze tekur dh lqfo/kk iznku ugha dh tk,A geus rdZ&fordZ ij euu fd;kA i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd v/;;u fd;k x;kA [kk| lqj{kk ,oa ekud vf/kfu;e ,d fo'ks"k vf/kfu;eu (Special Enact- ment) gS ftldh /kkjk 89 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj bl vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa dk vf/kHkkoh (Overriding) izHkko gS ,oa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds izLrqr U;kf;d fofu'p; Sushil Kumar gupta vs. State of West Bengal 2024(1) FAC 501 Supreme Court o Ram Nath vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 138 Supreme Court ds vuqlkj iqfyl dks ,sls izdj.kksa esa dk;Zokgh djus dk izFke&n`"V~;k dksbZ vf/kdkj ugha gSA mDr U;kf;d fofu'p;ksa esa fuEu fl)kUr izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS& "20. Thus, there are very exhaustive substantive and procedural provi- sions in the FSSA for dealing with offences concerning unsafe food. In this context, we must consider the effect of Section 89 of the FSSA. Section 89 reads thus: “89. Overriding effect of this Act over all other food related laws.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instru- ment having effect of virtue of any law other than this Act.” The title of the section indeed indicates that the intention is to give an overriding effect to the FSSA over all ‘food-related laws’. However, in the main Section, there is no such restriction confined to ‘food-related laws’, and it is provided that provisions of the FSSA shall have effect notwith- standing anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force. So, the Section indicates that an overriding ef- [2025:RJ-JP:24036] (4 of 5) [CRLMB-11923/2024] fect is given to the provisions of the FSSA over any other law. The settled law is that if the main Section is unambiguous, the aid of the title of the Section or its marginal note cannot be taken to interpret the same. Only if it is ambiguous, the title of the section or the marginal note can be looked into to understand the intention of the legislature. Therefore, the main Section clearly gives overriding effect to the provi- sions of the FSSA over any other law in so far as the law applies to the aspects of food in the field covered by the FSSA. In this case, we are concerned only with Sections 272 and 273 of the IPC. When the of- fences under Section 272 and 273 of the IPC are made out, even the of- fence under Section 59 of the FSSA will be attracted. In fact, the of- fence under Section 59 of the FSSA is more stringent.

21. The decision ........... We have no manner of doubt that by virtue of Section 89 of the FSSA, Section 59 will override the provisions of Sections 272 and 273 of the IPC. Therefore, there will not be any ques- tion of simultaneous prosecution under both the statutes." izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr ds fo:) vkjksfir vijk/k /kkjk 272] 273 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk tekurh; gSaA izkFkhZ us U;k;ky; ds vkns'k dh ikyuk esa vUos"k.k esa Hkkx ys fy;k gS vkSj mlls vUos"k.k dj fy;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls vfHkj{kkRed iwN- rkN dh dksbZ vko';drk gksuk izdV ugha fd;k x;k gSA vr% ekeys ds xq.kkoxq.k ij dksbZ fVIi.kh fd;s fcuk] mijksDr rF;ksa dks n`f"Vxr j[krs gq, izkFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuk&i= Lohdkj fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA ifj.kker% izkFkhZ@vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vfxze tekur izkFkZuk&i= Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gS rFkk izdj.k ds vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh@Fkkukf/kdkjh dks funsZ'k fn;s tkrs gSa fd og iqfyl Fkkuk ekyoh; uxj] ftyk&t;iqj 'kgj iwoZ esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 215@2024 vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk 272] 273] 420 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk ,oa /kkjk 63] 69 dkWihjkbZV vf/kfu;e] 1957 esa izkFkhZ dks fxjQ~rkj fd;s tkus dh lwjr esa] ;fn izkFkhZ muds larks"kizn ,d yk[k :i;s dk [2025:RJ-JP:24036] (5 of 5) [CRLMB-11923/2024] O;fDrxr ca/ki= ,oa ipkl&ipkl gtkj :i;s jkf'k dh nks tekursa izLrqr dj rL- nhd djok ns rks mls fuEu 'krkZas ds v/khu tekur ij vktkn dj fn;k tk, % 1- fd izkFkhZ iqfyl vf/kdkjh }kjk iwNs tkus okys ifjiz'uksa dk mRrj nsus ds fy;s tSls vkSj tc visf{kr gks] miyC/k gksxkA 2- fd izkFkhZ bl ekeys ds rF;ksa ls voxr fdlh O;fDr dks U;k;ky; ;k fdlh iqfyl vf/kdkjh ds le{k ,sls rF;ksa dks izdV u djus ds fy;s eukus ds okLrs izR;{k% vFkok ijks{k :i ls mls dksbZ mRizsj.kk] /kedh ;k opu ugha nsxkA 3- fd izkFkhZ fcuk U;k;ky; dh iwoZ vuqefr ds Hkkjr ugha NksM+sxkA (SHUBHA MEHTA),J VISHAL SHARMA /19