The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
62. Punishment for
obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer. –
If a person without
reasonable excuse, resists, obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, impersonate,
threaten, intimidate or assault a Food Safety Officer in exercising his
functions under this Act, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to three months and also with fine which may extend to one
lakh rupees.