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Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940

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SHARAD GUPTA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicants, Sharad Gupta and others, filed a Section 528 BNSS application seeking to quash the summons issued in a criminal complaint (SST No. 45 of 2016) alleging violations of Sections 18(a)(i) and 27 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. They argued that the investigation was delayed, that they …

SHAILYAMANYU SINGHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

2025 INSC 995Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a non‑executive director of Procter & Gamble Hygiene Ltd., was summoned as an accused in a criminal complaint alleging that the company distributed expired drugs to an unlicensed dealer, violating the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. The appellant challenged the summoning order under …

MD. SAHABUDDIN & ANR.versusSTATE OF ASSAM

2012 INSC 454Dismissed

The appellants, MD Sahabuddin and others, were arrested for transporting 347 cartons of Phensedyl and 102 cartons of Recodex cough syrups, each containing codeine phosphate in quantities exceeding the limits prescribed under the Central Government notifications. They possessed no valid transport …

SYSTOPLC LABORATORIES (PVT.) LTD. ETC. ETC.versusDR. PREM GUPTA AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

1993 INSC 305Dismissed

The Central Government, relying on expert opinion, issued a notification on 3 November 1988 under Section 26A of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, to prohibit the manufacture and sale of fixed‑dose combinations of corticosteroids with any other drug for internal use, citing public‑health risks in …