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Section 275 - Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
275. Sale of adulterated drugs
Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Related Sections
- Section 343: Wrongful confinement for three or more days
- Section 191: Giving false evidence
- Section 253: Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof-
- Section 301: Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
- Section 28: Counterfeit
Related Acts
- International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
- Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
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