Government Analyst - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: government analystGovernment Analyst
Government Analyst, means--(i) in relation to [Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani] drug, a Government Analyst appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under s. 33F; and(ii) in relation to any other drug or cosmetic, a Government Analyst appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under s. 20. [Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), s. 3(c)]The Government analyst would include all analysts appointed by the State Government as well as the Central Government. It is not in dispute that the Director of Central Laboratory is also a Government Analyst. [Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, s. 20]. Ram Shankar Misra v. State of U.P., AIR 1979 SC 727 (728): (1980) 1 SCC 255....
Public analyst
Public analyst is an analyst appointed by a local authority under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 31).Means the person appointed or recognised to be the Government Analyst, in relation to any environ-mental laboratory established or recognized in the State, under the provisions of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), Maharashtra Non-Bioldegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2006, s. 2(n)....
Investigation
Investigation, s. 4(1) of the Code of Criminal Proce-dure, 1898 defines 'investigation' as to include all the proceedings under that Code for the collection of evidence conducted by the police officer or other persons other than a Magistrate in this behalf. Under the Code 'investigation consists generally of the following steps: (i) proceeding to the spot; (ii) ascertainment of the facts and circumstances of the case; (iii) discovery and arrest of the suspected offender; (iv) collection of evidence relating to the commission of the offence which may consist of (a) the examination of various persons (including the accused) and the reduction of their statements into writing, if the officer thinks fit, (b) the search of places of seizure of things considered necessary for the investigation and to be produced at the trial; and (v) formation of the opinion as to whether on the material collected there is a case to place the accused before a Magistrate for trial and if so taking the necessar...
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