Stocking small quantities of medicine will not amount to the offence of unauthorized stocking of medicines as per Section 18(c) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940
A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Krishna Murari recently passed a Judgment dated 15-03-2023 in the matter of S. Athilakshmi vs The State represented by the Drugs Inspector quashing criminal proceedings initiated against a doctor for stocking small quantities of medicine.
