Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 148 · Decided 16 March 2001
Amery Pharmaceuticals and ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 148 · [2001] 2 S.C.R. 449
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 300/2001
- Decided
- 16 March 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21
Headnote
B Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940-Sections 18A, 23(4)(iii), 25, 27, 32A- Drug sample ob1ainedf1vm re1ailer found lo be adulteraled, misbranded and spurious-Man4acturer sold !he drug tl11vugh a distributor to 1~taile1~ Pmseculion pmceedings againsl !he manufac1u1u-Right of manufactuiu lo c gel a sample and repon of Govemmenl Analysl- Man~factwu has altemalive remedy lo direcl Coun to give sample lo Cenlral Drugs Laboratory-Acquilling offending manufacturer on legislalive lacuna would be hazanious lo public health-Constitulion of India, 1950-A11icle 21. D Drug Inspector purchased a drug
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