Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
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Summary
Knowingly selling, offering, exposing for sale, or issuing from a dispensary any drug or medical preparation while representing it as a different drug or preparation is an offence. It applies when a medicine is deliberately mislabelled or substituted for medicinal use. Punishment: imprisonment up to six months, or fine up to Rs 5,000, or both.
Example
Priya runs a small dispensary. She knowingly issues a cheap painkiller labelled and sold as a branded antibiotic to patients. Under this rule she can face imprisonment for up to six months, or a fine up to Rs 5,000, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
BNSS Classification
- Imprisonment for 6 months, or fine of 5,000 rupees, or both.
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Triable by Any Magistrate.
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