Any Food Safety Officer exercising powers under this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder who---
(a) vexatiously and without any reasonable ground seizes any article of food or adulterant; or
(b) commits any other act to the injury of any person without having reason to believe that such act is necessary for the execution of his duty,
shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees:
Provided that in case any false complaint is made against a Food Safety Officer and it is proved so, the complainant shall be 1[liable to penalty] which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but may extend to one lakh rupees.
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for “guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be punishable with fine” (w.e.f. 1-10-2026)
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Declaration as to expediency of control by the Union.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Establishment of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.Section 5 · Composition of Food Authority and qualifications for appointment of its Chairperson and other Members.Section 6 · Selection Committee for selection of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.Section 7 · Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.Section 8 · Removal of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 23 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-06. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.