Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Case Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act Due to Inordinate Delay and Lack of Sanction — Secondary Evidence Order Set Aside. The court held that delay of over 22 years in trial violates Article 21 and absence of valid sanction under Section 20 of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 renders prosecution invalid.
5 May 2016The applicant, Kailash S/o Mannalal Jindal, was the original accused No. 1 in Criminal Case No. 57/1994 pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, ...




