This section covers sale of adulterated drugs in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Sale of adulterated drugs
Whoever, knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated in such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medicinal purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medicinal purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration, 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.
What was the old IPC code for Section 277 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, sale of adulterated drugs was covered in S. 275*.