Section 62 of The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 View Chapter 9

Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer


   If a person without reasonable excuse, resists, obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, impersonate, threaten, intimidate or assault a Food Safety Officer in exercising his functions under this Act, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.