Indian Penal Code, 1860
273. Sale
of noxious food or drink
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 one thousand rupees, or with both.