Section 274 Earlier IPC 272
Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale
Chapter 15: Offences affecting public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals
Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 271Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to lifeIPC 269
- 272Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to lifeIPC 270
- 273Disobedience to quarantine ruleIPC 271
- 275Sale of noxious food or drinkIPC 273
- 276Adulteration of drugsIPC 274
- 277Sale of adulterated drugsIPC 275