SC quashes criminal proceedings against dermatologist accused of stocking medicines for sale - Video
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Quashing all criminal proceedings against a Dermatologist who was accused of stocking medicines for sale, the Supreme has ruled that a doctor's act of storing small quantities of medicines will not amount to an offence of unauthorized stocking of medicines under Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.
The apex court observed that the ''extremely small'' quantity of medicines which was seized could easily be found in the house or consultation room of a medical practitioner. Therefore, "considering the small quantity of medicines, most of which were in the category of lotions and ointments, it cannot be said by any stretch of the imagination that they could be stocked for sale," the top court stated.
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