Supreme Court quashes summoning order for drug manufacturing: JM Laboratories vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025)

/ Augustine George Masih, B.R. Gavai, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 204, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 468(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 with Section 27(d), Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 with Section 32, Judges

Date of the Judgment: January 30, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 127 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Augustine George Masih, J. Can a Magistrate issue a summons to appear in court without providing any reasons? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a case concerning the manufacturing of substandard drugs. The court […]

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