https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127412 The definition of "drug" in section 3(b) of the Drugs Act, 1940 was construed broadly to cover not only medicines but also substances intended for use in the treatment of disease. Absorbent cotton wool, roller bandages and gauze were treated as essential surgical aids, sterilized or otherwise prepared for treatment, and therefore fell within the statutory definition. The sentence challenge also failed because the offence involved manufacture and passing off of spurious articles in large quantities, and the three-month rigorous imprisonment was regarded as lenient; no basis for appellate interference was shown. en-us Wed, 26 Sep 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127412 The definition of "drug" in section 3(b) of the Drugs Act, 1940 was construed broadly to cover not only medicines but also substances intended for use in the treatment of disease. Absorbent cotton wool, roller bandages and gauze were treated as essential surgical aids, sterilized or otherwise prepared for treatment, and therefore fell within the statutory definition. The sentence challenge also failed because the offence involved manufacture and passing off of spurious articles in large quantities, and the three-month rigorous imprisonment was regarded as lenient; no basis for appellate interference was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Sep 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127412