“The Supreme Court has revised the doctor’s sentence, opting to impose a fine instead of imprisonment in a case involving drug disclosure”.

“The Supreme Court has revised the doctor’s sentence, opting to impose a fine instead of imprisonment in a case involving drug disclosure”.

The Supreme Court upheld a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 but overturned a prison sentence handed to a doctor in a case linked to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (the Act). The Bench comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Sanjay Karol observed, “imposing a sentence of imprisonment would be unjustified, Read more