The honorable Supreme Court while considering Cr.PC and Foods and drugs related laws held that “ The law, is meant to exist as a shield to protect the innocent, rather than it being used as a sword to threaten them.” and “the law must not be used as a tool to harass the accused”. https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10908 The impugned substance is a dual use bulk food ingredient listed under the Food Safety and Standards regime and not in the Indian Pharmacopoeia; Schedule K and Rule 123 exempt such dual use materials from Chapter IV licensing requirements, and the appellants' valid wholesale drug licence further narrows prima facie criminal liability. The prosecution produced no scientific evidence of exclusive drug use, no recovery of repackaged consignments, and offered no explanation for a multi year investigative delay, leaving the complaint unsupported on minimal evidentiary thresholds. en-us Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:35:59 +0530 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:35:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator The honorable Supreme Court while considering Cr.PC and Foods and drugs related laws held that “ The law, is meant to exist as a shield to protect the innocent, rather than it being used as a sword to threaten them.” and “the law must not be used as a tool to harass the accused”. https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10908 The impugned substance is a dual use bulk food ingredient listed under the Food Safety and Standards regime and not in the Indian Pharmacopoeia; Schedule K and Rule 123 exempt such dual use materials from Chapter IV licensing requirements, and the appellants' valid wholesale drug licence further narrows prima facie criminal liability. The prosecution produced no scientific evidence of exclusive drug use, no recovery of repackaged consignments, and offered no explanation for a multi year investigative delay, leaving the complaint unsupported on minimal evidentiary thresholds. Articles Other Topics Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:35:59 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=10908