INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
278. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
276. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.--Whoever
knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a
dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as
a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with
both.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
278. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.—Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or
exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as
a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with
both.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023