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Annexure - 13

Proposed Amendments to Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940
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Penalty for manufacturer, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter.-Whoever ,himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures for sale or for distribution, or sells, or stocks or exhibits or offers for sale or distributes,-

any drug deemed to be adulterated under Section 17A or spurious under Section 17B or which when used by any person for or in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of any disease or disorder is likely to cause his death or is likely to cause such harm on his body as would amount to grievous hurt within the meaning of Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), solely on account of such drug being adulterated or spurious or not of standard quality, as the case may be, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less then five years but which may extend to a term of life and with fine which shall not be less then ten thousand rupees;




any drug- (i) deemed to be adulterated under Section 17-A, but not being a drug referred to in clause (a), or (ii) without a valid licence as required under cause (c) of Section 18, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less then one year but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less then five thousand rupees;



Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then one year and of fine of less then five thousand rupees;


any drug deemed to be spurious under Section 17-B, but not being a drug referred to in clause (a) shall be punishable with imprisonment for term which shall not be less then three years but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less then five thousand rupees:


Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons, to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then three years but not less then one year;



any drug, other then a drug referred to in clause ( a ) or clause (b) or clause ( c ), in contravention of any other provision of this Chapter or any rule made there under, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less then one year but which may extend to two ears and with fine ;


Provided that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then one year".

Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.-
Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 18-A or Section 24 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to One Thousand rupees, or with both.

Penalty for not keeping documents , etc., and for non-disclosure of information- Whoever with out reasonable cause or excuse, contravenes the provisions of Section 18-B shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to One Thousand Rupees or with both.

Penalty for subsequent offences - (1) Whoever having been convicted of an offence -

under clause (b) of Section 27 is again convicted of an offence under that clause, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to six years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees: Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than two years and of fine of less than ten thousand rupees;

under clause (c) of Section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees;

under clause (d) of Section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to four years or with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees, or with both]

Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under Section 27-A is again convicted under that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both]

Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under Section 29 is again convicted of an offence under the same section shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years or with fine or with both.]

Cognizance of offences.-

No prosecution under this chapter shall be instituted except by an Inspector or by the person aggrieved or by a recognized consumer association whether such person is a member of the association or not.








No Court inferior to that of [Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class] shall try an offence punishable under this Chapter.
 
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Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter.-Whoever ,himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures for sale or for distribution, or sells, or stocks or exhibits or offers for sale or distributes,-

any drug deemed to be adulterated under Section 17-A or spurious under Section 17-B and which when used by any person for or in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or prevention of any disease or disorder is likely to cause his death or is likely to cause such harm on his body as would amount to grievous hurt within the meaning of Section 320 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), solely on account of such drug being adulterated or spurious, as the case may be, shall be punishable with death penalty or imprisonment for a term of life or imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years and with fine of rupees one lakh or up to three times the value of the goods seized, whichever is higher.

Where fine is realized, it shall be paid to the victim or next of his kin.

any drug-
(i)   deemed to be adulterated under Section17-A, but not being a drug referred to in clause (a),                                         or
(ii)  without a valid licence as required under cause (c) of Section 18,shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less then three years but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less then fifty thousand rupees;

Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then three years and with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees;

Any drug deemed to be spurious under Section 17-B, but not being a drug referred to in clause (a) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less then seven years but which may extend to term of life and with fine of fifty thousand rupees or upto three times the value of the goods seized, whichever is higher.

Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons, to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then seven years but not less than three years; and with a fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees.

any drug, other then a drug referred to in clause ( a ) or clause (b) or clause ( c ) in contravention of any other provision of this Chapter or any rule made there under, shall be punishable with imprisonment for term which shall not be less then One year but which may extend to Two years and with fine of ten thousand rupees.

Provided that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less then One year.

Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.- Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 18-A or Section 24 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which is not less than ten thousand rupees or with both.

Penalty for not keeping documents , etc., and for non-disclosure of information- Whoever with out reasonable cause or excuse, contravenes the provisions of Section 18-B shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.

Penalty for subsequent offences -
Whoever having been convicted of an offence -

under clause (b) of Section 27 is again convicted of an offence under that clause, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to ten years and with a fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees: Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not less than five years and of fine of not less than one lakh rupees;

under clause (c) of Section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to life term and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees;

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Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under Section 27-A is again convicted under that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both]

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Cognizance of offences

(a) No prosecution under this chapter shall be instituted except by an Inspector or by the person aggrieved or by a recognized consumer association whether such person is a member of that association or not.

Provided that prosecution in respect of offences committed under Section 17-B, which are cognizable and non-bailable, may also be instituted by any police officer not below the rank of sub inspector or a CBI officer not below the rank of sub inspector.

No Court inferior to that of a Court of Session Judge shall try an offence punishable under Section 17-B of this Chapter. Special Court shall be constituted by the Central Government or State Government for trial of other offences under this act.


Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent any person from being prosecuted under any law for any act or omission which constitutes an offence against this chapter.

Special provisions :- No bail will be granted to an accused charged with an offence punishable under section 27 (a) or charged under section 17-B within the first three months of his detention unless the court is of the opinion that prima facie offence has not been made out.

Power to compound offences :-

The Central Government or the State Government or any person authorised on this behalf by general or special order of the Central Government or the State Govt., may either before or after the institution of any proceeding under this Act, compound any offence punishable under this section where punishment is 2 years or less under this Act by payment of an amount not less than Ten thousand rupees.

Where an offence has been compounded, the offender whether in custody or not shall be discharged and no further proceeding shall be taken against him in respect of the offence so compounded.


Amendment of Act 45 of 1860 - The Indian Penal Code shall be amended in the manner specified in the third Schedule to this Act.
THE THIRD SCHEDULE
( See Section 91)
AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN PENAL CODE
(45 OF 1860) 1)

The provision of Section 274, 275 and 276 of Indian Penal Code are hereby deleted.