law: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  27. 
  
  Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
  
  
  Whoever, 
  
  himself or by any other person on his behalf, manufactures for sale or for 
  
  distribution, or sells, or stocks or exhibits or offers for sale or 
  
  distributes,-
  (a) any drug 
  
  deemed to be adulterated under section 17A or spurious under section 17B or 
  
  which when used by any person for or in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, or 
  
  prevention of any disease or disorder is likely to cause his death or is likely 
  
  to cause such harm on his body as would amount to grievous hurt within the 
  
  meaning of section 320 of the Indian Penal Code solely on account of such drug 
  
  being adulterated or spurious or not or standard quality, as the case may be, 
  
  shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 
  
  five years but which may extend to a term of life and with fine which shall not 
  
  be less than ten thousand rupees;
  (b) any drug-
  (i) deemed to 
  
  be adulterated under section 17A, but not being a drug referred to in clause 
  
  (a), or
  (ii) without a 
  
  valid license as required under clause (c) of section 18, shall be punishable 
  
  with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than, one year but which 
  
  may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than five 
  
  thousand rupees;
  Provided
  
   
  
  that the Court may, for, any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the 
  
  judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year and 
  
  of fine of less than five thousand rupees;
  (c) any drug 
  
  deemed to be spurious under section 17B, but not being a drug referred to in 
  
  clause (a) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be 
  
  less than three years but which may extend to five years and with fine which 
  
  shall not be less than five thousand rupees:
  Provided
  
   
  
  that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons, to be recorded in the 
  
  judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than three years 
  
  but not less than one year ;
  (d) any drug, 
  
  other than a drug referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c), in 
  
  contravention of any other provision of this Chapter or any rule made thereunder, 
  
  shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 
  
  one year but which may extend to two years and with fine:
  Provided
  
   
  
  that the Court may for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the 
  
  judgment impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year.