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Section 276 IPC — Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 111

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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.

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