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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 243: Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof
- Section 178: Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
- Section 57: Fractions of terms of punishment
- Section 173: Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
- Section 85: Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will
Related Acts
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
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