Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · Chapter IV: Manufacture, Sale and Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics
Section 28A: Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
Whoever without reasonable cause or excuse, contravenes the provisions of section 18B shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or [with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees or with both].
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