RASHMI KAPOOR Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. Mahmood Alam, learned Coun ­sel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Kumar Dwivedi, learned Additional Gov ­ernment Advocate for the State.

(2.) THE petitioner has challenged the proceedings of the Court below on the ground that there is no complaint for ille ­gal manufacturing of drugs and cosmetics, which is prohibited under section 18 of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 as the Hindustan Laboratories, Sarojni Nagar, Lucknow having a valid licence to sell and manufacture drugs. It is further stated that once it is not the case of the prosecution that the applicant Firm was illegally manu ­facturing the adulterated drugs and cos ­metics, which is prohibited under section 27 of the Act, there is no question to take cognizance for violation of any provision of the Act. The applicant also claims herself as an employee of the Hindustan Laborato ­ries, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow.

(3.) THE Director of Central Drugs Laboratory, Kolkata expressed his opinion that the sample is not of standard quality as defined under the Drugs Act, 1940 and Rules, thus in light of the aforesaid report it is apparent that the petitioner has clearly violated the provisions of the Act. There ­fore, I do not find error in the proceedings of the Court below. The petition is dismissed. Petition Dismissed.