High Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution in Drugs & Cosmetics Act Case Due to Procedural Violations and Non-Compliance with Statutory Mandates. Prosecution was invalidated because of inordinate delay in sample testing, failure to dispatch sample portion to manufacturer depriving retesting right, and improper cognizance by Special Judge without committal under Section 193 CrPC, under Section 27(d) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940.
24 Mar 2026The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, in its criminal appellate jurisdiction, adjudicated a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of I...





