Drugs, Substances
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Drugs, Substances, the definition of 'drugs' is com-prehensive enough to take in not only medicines but also substances intended to be used for or in the treatment of diseases of human beings or animals this artificial definition introduces a distinction between medicines and substances which are not medicine strictly so-called. The expression 'substances', therefore, must be something other than medicines but which are used for treatment, Chmanlal Jagjivandas Sheth v. State of Maharashta, AIR 1963 SC 665 (666). [Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, s. 3(b)]
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