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Ravi, a trader in Pune, is prosecuted by the State for selling adulterated food. Under the classification of law, the proceedings primarily belong to:
The proceedings belong to criminal law. Selling adulterated food is treated as an offence against society, the State initiates the prosecution, and the aim is punishment. Civil law, by contrast, involves a private party claiming compensation or relief for a personal wrong.
- ACivil law, because Ravi is a private trader
- BCriminal law, because the wrong is treated as an offence against society prosecuted by the StateCorrect
- CPrivate international law, because goods cross states
- DLaw of contract, because a sale took place
Explanation
In criminal law the wrong is regarded as against society and the State prosecutes, with punishment such as fine or imprisonment as the aim. Ravi being a private trader does not make it civil; a civil case would be brought by an aggrieved party seeking compensation or relief.
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