Wife sold Rs 25 soft drink for Rs 26; husband faced case for 13 years, HC quashes it

A man working in his wife’s shop faced a thirteen year criminal case for the sale of a cold drink above the maximum retail price. The Bombay High Court has now brought an end to a criminal case that had continued for 13 years against the man.The court has quashed the prosecution, which arose from an allegation that the man had sold a 600-ml bottle of cold drink for Rs 26 even though its MRP was Rs 25.The allegation concerned an overcharge of Re 1. The man was working at his wife's shop when the incident took place.What the case is aboutThe case originated from an inspection carried out on March 29, 2013, by the Inspector of Legal Metrology at the man’s flour mill and his wife's shop.During the inspection of the shop, the inspector purchased a 600-ml cold drink bottle carrying an MRP of Rs 25.