Supreme Court of India

Chimanlal Jagjivandas Sheth v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1963] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 344
Bench Syed Jaffer Imam J.
Decided 26 September 1962

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Drugs-Absorbent cotton wool, roller bandages awl gauze­ Whctncr drug.s-Sentence, reduction of-Drugs Act, 1940 (23 of 1940),a.s amended by Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1955, ss. 3(b), 18. The appellant was found in possession of large quantities of absorbent cotton wool, roller bandages and gauze which he had manufactured. On analysis these were found to be sub­ standard and the appellant was prosecuted under s. 18 of the Drugs Act, 1940, for manufacturing sub-standard drugs. He was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months and to pay a fine of Rs. 500J. The appellant

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