Supreme Court of India · 2008-03-13
M/S. Medicamen Biotech Ltd. & Anr vs Rubina Bose, Drug Inspector
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S. Medicamen Biotech Ltd. & Anr
- Respondent
- Rubina Bose, Drug Inspector
- Author
- Harjit Singh Bedi
- Bench
- Tarun Chatterjee, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that under Section 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the test report from the Central Drugs Laboratory is conclusive evidence, and the appellant's request for re-testing was not valid as per Section 25 of the Act. The Court affirmed the High Court's dismissal of the quashing petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, stating that the allegations indicated the commission of an offence without inherent absurdity. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the proceedings initiated against the appellant.