What
amounts to Adulteration of Drugs Anyone who adulterates any drug or
medical preparation in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy or change the operation,
or makes it noxious, knowing that it shall be sold or used for any medicinal purpose,
as if it had not gone undergone any adulteration, is said to cause adulteration.
It is sufficient if the efficacy of a drug is lessened, it need not necessarily
become noxious to life. PUNISHMENT Whoever causes adulteration
of the drugs shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to six month,
or with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees, or both.
What
amounts to Sale of adulterated drugs
Any person knowing that the drug
or the medical preparation has been adulterated, sells the same or offers it for
sale, or issues it from any dispensary, or causes it to be used for medicinal
purposes by any person not knowing the adulteration, is said to sell, or offer,
or issue from any dispensary an adulterated drug as unadulterated. PUNISHMENT Whoever
sells adulterated drugs shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend
to six month, or with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees, or both.
It may be observed that making as well as selling adulterated drugs are
two separated crimes. Even if you have not manufactured the drugs but are only
selling them you are liable to be punished for the same.
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