law: Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
  18. Forfeiture of
  
  property. - Where any person has been convicted under this Act for the
  
  contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule there under,
  
  the article of food in respect of which the contravention has been committed
  
  may be forfeited to the Government.
  1[Provided that
  
  where the Court is satisfied that the article of food is capable of being made
  
  to conform to prescribed standards for human consumption after reprocessing,
  
  the Court may order the article of food to be returned to the owner, on his
  
  executing a bond with or without sureties, or being sold, subject to the other
  
  provisions of this Act, after reprocessing under the supervision of such
  
  officer as may be specified therein.
  1. Ins by Act 34 of
  
  1976, Sec. 15 (w.e.f. 1st April 1976).