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Under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the sale of noxious food or drink punishable?

Section 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 273 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) punishes anyone who sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or…

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Under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the sale of noxious food or drink punishable?

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Section 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 273 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860) punishes anyone who sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink.

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