High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses State's Petition in Drugs and Cosmetics Act Case — Magistrate's Refusal to Send Sample to Central Drugs Laboratory Without Notice to Manufacturer Upheld. The court held that the right of the accused under Section 25(4) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, to have the sample tested at the Central Drugs Laboratory is a valuable right and cannot be defeated by the prosecution's failure to comply with procedural requirements.
4 Dec 2025The State of Goa, through the Assistant Drug Controller, filed a criminal writ petition challenging the order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, ...
