Supreme Court of India
State Rep. by the Drugs Inspector v. Manimaran
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In the result, this appeal is allowed and the impugned judgment dated 12.09.2014 in Criminal R.C.No.1493 of 2013 passed by the High Court of Madras is set aside.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 – ss. 18(c), 27(b)(ii), 28 and proviso to 27(b)(ii) – Prosecution case was that wh en drugs inspectors had inspected the respondent’s medical sh op, they had found certain drugs stored without a valid licence – Memo was issued to the respondent u/s.18(c) and afterwards charg esheet was filed u/ss. 27(b)(ii) and 28 – Trial Court convicted the respondent and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one y ear and imposed fine of Rs.5000/- u/s.27(b)(ii) of the Ac t and fine of Rs.500/- u/s.28 of the Act – Appeal was dismissed b y the first appellate Court –
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