Penalties Under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006
Applicable same to all states
| Offence | For Whom | Section | Penalties |
| Illegal seizure of any article or commits injury to any person by a Food Safety Officer during duty | Official | 39 | Fine up to one lakh rupees. |
| False complaint is made against a Food Safety Officer | Complainant | 39 | Fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Sale to the purchaser’s any food which is not in compliance with the provisions of this Act | FBO | 50 | Fine not exceeding two lakh rupees. |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacturesub-standard article of food for sale, store,distribution or import for human consumption | FBO/Any person | 51 | Fine which may extend to five lakh rupees |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacturemisbranded article of food for sale, store,distribution or import for human consumption | FBO/Any person | 52 | Fine which may extend to three lakh rupees |
| False description of any food to mislead the purchaser as to the nature or quality of any food | FBO | 53 | Fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. |
| False guarrantee about good | Importer/FBO | 53 | Fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees. |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacturefood article containing extraneous matterfor sale, store,distribution or import for human consumption | FBO/any person | 54 | Fine which may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Failure to comply with the requirements of this Act without any reasonable ground | FBO/importer | 55 | Fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacturefood article under unhygienic or unsanitary conditions for sale, store,distribution or import for human consumption. | FBO/any person | 56 | Fine which may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Penalty for possessing adulterant which is not so injurious to health | FBO | 57(i) | Fine not exceeding two lakh rupees |
| Penalty for possessing adulterant which is injurious to health | FBO | 57(ii) | Fine not exceeding ten lakh rupees. |
| Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided | FBO | 58 | Fine which may extend to two lakh rupees |
| Manufacture for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports unsafe food, but the food does not result in injury | FBO | 59(i) | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Manufacture for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports unsafe food, andsuch food causes non-grievous injury | FBO | 59(ii) | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine which may extend to three lakh rupees. |
| Manufacture for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports unsafe food, and such food causes grievous injury | FBO | 59(iii) | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to six years and also with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees |
| Manufacture for sale or stores or sells or distributes or imports unsafe food, and such unsafe food results in death | FBO | 59(iv) | Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and also with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh Rupees. |
| Interfering with seized items | FBO | 60 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. |
| Punishment for obstructing a Food Safety Officer | FBO | 62 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Producing false and misleading information | FBO | 61 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees. |
| Carrying out a food business without food licence | FBO | 63 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine which may extend to five lakh rupees. |
| Punishment for subsequent offences | FBO | 64 | Twice the punishment, which might have been imposed on a first conviction and his licence shall be cancelled. |
Penalties under Legal Metrology Act 2009
Applicable same to all States
| Offences | For Whom | Sections | Penalties |
| Keeping for use any weight or measure or numeration not following the standards of weight or measure | Seller | 25 | Fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine. |
| Alteration of any reference standard, secondary standard or working standard or alteration of any weight or measure with a view to deceiving any person | Seller | 26 | Fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and for the second and subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year or with fine or with both |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacture or sale, or possesses for sale, any non-standard weight or measure | Manufacturer/Dealr/Seller | 27 | Fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both. |
| Transaction in contravention of the standards of weights and measures | Seller | 28 | Fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both |
| Quoting or publishing non-standard unit | Any Person | 29 | Fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Deliver or causes to be delivered to the purchaser any article or thing in lesser or excess quantity or number other than what is contracted for or paid for | Any Person | 30 | Fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and; for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Failure to submit returns, maintain any record or register, or produce for inspection any weight or measure or any document, as required by the Director or the Controller or any legal metrology | Seller/ Authorised person | 31 | Fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine. |
| Failure to submit model of any weight or measure for approval | Manufacturer/ Seller | 32 | Fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine |
| Sale, distribute, deliver, use any unverified weight or measure | Manufacturer/ Dealer/Seller | 33 | Fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees, but which may extend to ten thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine. |
| Sale, or causes to be sold or deliver, or causes to be delivered, any commodity, article or thing by non- standard weight or measure or number | Any Person | 34 | Fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees and, for the second or subsequent offence, with mprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Rendering any service not following the weight or measure or numeration | Manufacturer/ Dealer/Seller | 35 | Fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Manufacture, pack, import, sell, distribute, deliver, exposes or possesses for sale, or causes to be sold, distributed, delivered, exposed for sale any pre-packaged commodity which does not conform to the standard weights and measures | Manufacturer/ Dealer/Seller | 36 | Fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, for the second offence, with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and for the subsequent offence, with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with both. |
| Contravention of the provision of Legal Metrology Act by Government approved Test Centre | Test Centre | 37(1) | Fine which may extend to one lakh rupees |
| Wilful verification or stamps any weight or measure in contravention of the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act by owner or employee of a Government Approved Test Centre | Owner/employee of test centre | 37(2) | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both. |
| Import any weight or measure without registeration under Legal Metrology Act. | Importer | 38 | Fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. |
| Import any non-standard weight or measure without registeration under Legal Metrology Act. | Importer | 39 | Fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine. |
| Obstruct the Director, the Controller or legal metrology officer | Any Person | 40 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years |
| Intimate false information to the Director, the Controller or any legal metrology officer | Any Person | 41(1) | Fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with fine. |
| Submission of false return; maintenance of false record or register | Seller/Importer/Dealer/Manufactutrer/ uthorised person | 41(2) | Fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and also with fine |
| Wilful verification or stamps any weight or measure, in contravention of the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act by Controller or any legal Metrology | Officials | 42 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both |
| Counterfeit any seal, or sell or dispose of any counterfeit seal, or possess any counterfeit seal, or remove or tamper with any stamp. | Any person | 44 | Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years |
| Repair, sell, exposes for repair or sale any weight or measure, without having a valid licence | Any person | 46 | Fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. |
| Alteration of any licence issued or renewed under Legal Metrology Act | Any person | 47 | Fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with both |
Penalties under Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011
Applicable same to all states
| Offences | For Whom | Rules | Penalties |
| Failure to register with the Director of Legal Metrology or State Controller of Legal Metrology | Manufacturers/Packers/Importers | 32 (1) | Fine of four thousand rupees. |
| Contravenes any other provision of these rules, for which no punishment has been provided either in the Legal Metrology Act or in the rules. | Manufacturers/Packers/Importers | 32(2) | Fine of two thousand rupees. |
Penalties Under Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999
Applicable same to all states
| Offences | For whom | Sections | Penalties |
| Failure to furnish any document, statement, account, return or report to the Authority | Insurer | 102 | Penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees for each such failure and punishable with fine. |
| Failure to comply with the directions of the Authority under this Act | Insurer | 102 | Penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees for each such failure and punishable with fine. |
| Failure to maintain solvency margin, or failure to comply with such directions on the insurance treaties. | Insurer | 102 | Penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees for each such failure and punishable with fine. |
| Knowingly producing a false statement, or furnishes any false document, statement, account, return or report | Insurer | 103 | Penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees for each such failure or shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine for each such failure. |
| . Penalty for false statement in document | Insurer | 104 | Penalty not exceeding five lakh rupees for each such failure. |
| Wrongfully obtaining or withholding property | Officials | 105 | Penalty not exceeding two lakh rupees for each such failure |
| Penalty for failure to comply with the provisions relating to insurance business in rural or social sector. | Insurer | 105-B | Imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine for each such failure. |
| Penalty for failure to comply with the provisions relating to obligation of insurer in respect of rural, or unorganised sector and backward class. | Insurer | 105-C | Penalty not exceeding twenty-five lakh rupees for each such failure and in the case of subsequent and continuing failure, the registration shall be cancelled by the Authority. |
Penalties under Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940
Applicable same to all states
| Offences | For whom | Sections | Penalties |
| Manufacture or cause to manufacture for sale or distribution, or sells, or stocks or exhibits adulterated drugs or drugs not of standard quality. | Manufacturer/Any person | 27 | Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to a term of life and with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees or three times value of the drugs confiscated, whichever is more. |
| Manufacture or caused to manufacture for sale or distribution, or sells, or stocks or exhibits adulterated Cosmetics or Cosmetics not of standard quality | Manufacturer/Any person | 27-A | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees or three times to value of the cosmetics confiscated, whichever is more. |
| Non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer in the products | Manufacturer/Seller/Importer | 28 | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees or with both. |
| Not keeping documents, non-discloser of information etc as required by the Act | Manufacturer/Seller/Importer | 28-A | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees or with both. |
| Manufacture of drugs or cosmetics which results risk to life to human being and animal | Manufacturer | 28-B | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. |
| Use of any report of a test or analysis made by the Central Drugs Laboratory or by a Government Analyst, or any extract from such report, for advertising any drug or cosmetic | Manufacturer/Seller/Importer | 29 | Fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees. |
| Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug in violation of the Act. | Manufacturer | 33-I | Imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees. |
| Penalty for vexatious search or seizure by inspector | Officials | 34AA | Fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. |