JUDGMENT

Dalveer Bhandari, J. —

1.These appeals have been preferred by the appellants against the judgment and order dated 7.6.2002 passed by the High Court of Judicature at adras in Criminal Appeal No.149 of 1996 and Criminal R.C. No. 155 of 1996, whereby the High Court has confirmed the order of conviction and sentence of the appellants passed by the Trial Court.

2.We have heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3.We propose to dispose of both these appeals by this Judgment.

4.Brief facts which are necessary to dispose of these appeals are recapitulated as under:-

On 29.11.1985, the then Drugs Inspector, Park Town, II Range, Office of the Assistant State Drugs Controller Zone-1, inspected the premises of M/s. Sri Mahaveer Pharma Agencies (appellant no. 1 in Crl. A. No. 1034 of 2002) and found 68 bottles containing 100 Tablets each of Haloperidol, 5 Mg. Tablets, B.P. Lot 060, which was manufactured in March 1985 by M/s. Searle India Limited (now M/s. RPG Life Sciences Ltd.). He also found that the bottles do not contain the labels indicating the maximum retail price of the Drug as contemplated under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as ‘DPCO 1979’). Th