law: Pharmacy Act, 1948 
  41. Penalty for falsely claiming registered
  (1) If any person
  
  whose name is not for the time being entered in the register of the State
  
  Falsely pretends that it is so entered or uses in connection with his name or
  
  title any words or letters reasonably calculated to suggest that his name is so
  
  entered, he shall be punishable on first conviction with fine which may extend
  
  to five hundred rupees and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment
  
  extending to six months or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with
  
  both :
  Provided that it shall be a
  
  defense to show that the name of the accused is entered in the register of
  
  another State and that at the time of the alleged offence under this section an
  
  application for registration in the State had been made.
  (2) For the purpose of
  
  this section-
  (a) it shall be immaterial whether or not any person
  
  is deceived by such pretence or use as aforesaid ;
  (b) the use of the description
  
  "pharmacist", "chemist", "druggist",
  
  "pharmaceutist", "dispenser", "dispensing
  
  chemist", or any combination of such words 65[or of any such
  
  word with any other word] shall be deemed to be reasonably calculated to
  
  suggest that the person using such description is a person whose name is for
  
  the time being entered in the register of the State
  (c) the onus of proving that the name of a
  
  person is for the time being entered in the register of a State shall be on him
  
  who asserts it.
  (3) Cognizance of an
  
  offence punishable under this section shall not be taken except upon complaint
  
  made by order of the State Government or 65[any officer authorized
  
  in this behalf by the State Government or by order of] the Executive Committee
  
  of the State Council.