Hence the appeal.
R. Khanna, R. H. Dhebar and R. N. Sachthey, for the respondents.
The samples of the aforesaid articles and lint were sent to the Government Analyst, who reported that out of the samples sent to him only the lint was of standard quality and the other articles were number of standard quality.
The appellant was prosecuted before the Presidency Magistrate, 16th Court Bombay, for an offence under s. 18 of the Act, inter alia, for manufacturing drugs which were number of standard quality.
Appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated June 16, 1961, of the Bombay High Court in Cr.
500/ under each companynt.
It was found that the appellant was number only storing these goods in large quantities but was actually manufacturing them in Bombay and passing them off as though they were manufactured by a firm of repute in Secunderabad.
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Magistrate acquitted the appellant on the ground that the prosecution had failed to prove that the articles were in the possession of the appellant.
107 of 1961.
September 26.
The appellant was carrying on business in the name of Deepak Trading Corporation at Bulakhidas Building, Vithaldas Road, Bombay.
The learned Presidency.
Rajni Patel, J. B. Dadachanji, O. C. Mathur and Ravinder Narain, for the appellant.
appellant and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.
21 of 1961.
On December 27, 1958, the Sub Inspector of Police, accompanied by the Drug Inspector, raided the said building and found large quantities of absorbent companyton wool, roller bandages, gauze and other things.
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On the finding, it companyvicted the.
The High Court on a resurvey of the evidence came to a different companyclusion and found that the said articles were number only found in the possession of the appellant but also were manufactured by him and that they were below the standard prescribed.
