Section 235: Prohibition of adulteration of drugs or sale of adulterated drugs

1) No person shall knowingly adulteration of any drug in such a manner as to void or lessen or change the efficacy of such drug or make it noxious or sell such adulterated drug or any other thing saying that it is a drug or issue such drug or thing to anyone for treatment or administer, or cause to be administered, such drug to anyone.

2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence:

(a) The same sentence as imposable for murder, in the case of death caused from the consumption of such drug,

(b) The same sentence as imposable for attempted murder, in the case of danger or likelihood of danger to cause death caused from the consumption of such drug,

(c) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees, in the case of any grievous hurt or deterioration or deprivation of power of any organ of the body caused from the consumption of such drug,

(d) A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees in cases other than that referred to in clause (a), (b), or (c).