The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
39. Liability of Food
Safety Officer in certain cases. -
Any Food Safety
Officer exercising powers under this Act or the rules and regulations made
there under who-
a.
vexatiously
and without any reasonable ground seizes any article of food or adulterant; or
b.
commits
any other act to the injury of any person without having reason to believe that
such act is necessary for the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an
offence under this Act and shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one
lakh rupees: Provided that in case any false complaint is made against a Food
Safety Officer and it is proved so, the complainant shall be guilty of an
offence under this Act and shall be punishable with fine which shall not be
less than fifty thousand rupees but may extend to one lakh rupees.