law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  63. Punishment for
  
  carrying out a business without licence. – 
  If any person or food
  
  business operator (except the persons exempted from licensing under sub-section
  
  (2) of section 31 of this Act), himself or by any person on his behalf who is
  
  required to obtain licence, manufacturers, sells, stores or distributes or
  
  imports any article of food without licence, shall be punishable with
  
  imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine
  
  which may extend to five lakh rupees.