275. Whoever sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 275: Sale of noxious food or drink
Chapter XV — Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).