https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124041 Criminal proceedings alleging manufacture, sale and storage of drugs without a manufacturing licence under Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 could not be quashed at the threshold under Section 482 CrPC merely because the accused claimed the seized products were Ayurvedic drugs. The classification of the goods and the disputed licence position were matters requiring trial, not conclusive determination at the quashing stage. A licence application or later grant of licence did not validate manufacture or sale unless compliance existed at the relevant time. Interference under Section 482 was therefore unwarranted, and the proceedings were restored. en-us Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:22:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124041 Criminal proceedings alleging manufacture, sale and storage of drugs without a manufacturing licence under Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 could not be quashed at the threshold under Section 482 CrPC merely because the accused claimed the seized products were Ayurvedic drugs. The classification of the goods and the disputed licence position were matters requiring trial, not conclusive determination at the quashing stage. A licence application or later grant of licence did not validate manufacture or sale unless compliance existed at the relevant time. Interference under Section 482 was therefore unwarranted, and the proceedings were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=124041