Food safety officer, palladam vs Kristopher paulraj — 418/2021

Case Summary Case No: STC 418 of 2021 | Court: Criminal Magistrate Court, Palladam Date: 21.08.2024 This is a witness examination document (PW 1 testimony) in a food safety case. A Food Safety Officer testified that on 25.06.2020, he inspected a supermarket, purchased a 2kg butter sample without proper license authorization, divided it into sealed portions, and sent it for analysis. The NABL laboratory report confirmed the butter was unsafe and substandard. The accused (shop owner Christopher Balaraj) was issued a notice under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Section 31, and subsequently faced prosecution charges. The cross-examination by the accused's counsel was deferred under Section 355 BNSS with consent. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.