Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 275
Sale of noxious food or drink
Whoever 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, 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.
Why this exists
This section covers the separate wrong of knowingly selling food or drink that has already become unsafe — regardless of who adulterated or spoiled it — closing the gap so that sellers cannot pass off spoiled or contaminated goods to unsuspecting buyers. It continues the old IPC Section 273.