https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309424 Mere possession of small quantities of medicines in a registered medical practitioner's consultation premises does not, by itself, establish stocking drugs for sale under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act where there is no open shop or counter sale. Rule 123 and Schedule K exempt drugs supplied by a registered medical practitioner to her own patient, and that protection applied on the facts. The sanction for prosecution was also infirm because it was granted mechanically, without independent consideration of the relevant materials or the practitioner-specific exemption. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed. en-us Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 22:30:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309424 Mere possession of small quantities of medicines in a registered medical practitioner's consultation premises does not, by itself, establish stocking drugs for sale under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act where there is no open shop or counter sale. Rule 123 and Schedule K exempt drugs supplied by a registered medical practitioner to her own patient, and that protection applied on the facts. The sanction for prosecution was also infirm because it was granted mechanically, without independent consideration of the relevant materials or the practitioner-specific exemption. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309424