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 for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.
Section history
Section 276 — Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation
As in force on 10 February 2020.
Timeline 4 versions
- 30 March 1987 Enacted
- 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
- 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
- 10 February 2020 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
[Indian PC 1860, s. 276]