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Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court in Rajendra vs. State Of Maharashtra, held that the cognisance of offences punishable under Chapter IV of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, cannot be taken on the basis of the charge sheet filed by the police under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court in Rajendra vs. State Of Maharashtra, held that the cognisance of offences punishable under Chapter IV of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, cannot be taken on the basis of the charge sheet filed by the police under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Calcutta High Court “Do not pit one community against another”, the Calcutta High Court told the Government of West Bengal led by Mamta Banerjee while hearing petitions challenging restriction imposed on immersion of Durga idols beyond 4 pm on Bijoya Dashami. Sankaran clarified a few doubts that were raised in the principle that was laid down in a previous Supreme Court judgment in ShahzadHasan Khan v. IshtiaqHasan Khan and followed through in subsequent cases Madras High Court Taking a definitive stand on quackery, the Madras High Court dismissed the petition to quash criminal proceedings against one such individual alleged of quackery and ruled that returning money back to patients does not absolve the quack from the offence of fraud and cheating.

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