Section 278 - Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation. 278 . Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.