law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  57. Penalty for
  
  possessing adulterant. - 
  1.     
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of this Chapter, if any person who whether by himself or by
  
  any other person on his behalf, imports or manufactures for sale, or stores,
  
  sells or distribute any adulterant shall be liable-
               
  
   i.        
  
    where
  
  such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding two lakh
  
  rupees;
  where
  
  such adulterant is injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding ten lakh
  
  rupees.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    In
  
  a proceeding under sub-section (1), it shall not be a defence that the accused
  
  was holding such adulterant on behalf of any other person.