( 1 ) RANJIT Chatterjee, the appellant before us, feels aggrieved with his conviction under S. 27 (a) (ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 read with S. 18 (c) of the said Act and imposition of the sentence of eight years R. I. and to a fine of rupees one thousand, in default, to further R. I. for one hundred days in Sessions Case No. 3 (3) 80 by the Assistant Sessions Judge, Alipore. In the said Sessions case there was another accused viz. M/s. Hindusthan Medical Services Private Limited. Ranjit Chatterjee has been imposed the sentence spoken of for himself and for the other accused for which he was found to be the owner and Proprietor. Both the accused were acquitted of the charge under S. 27 (b) of the aforesaid Act which was also framed at the commencement of the trial. Outline of the prosecution case may be given as follows.

( 2 ) MR. R. Chakraborty, an Inspector of Drugs, West Bengal received an information on 2-4-74 and inspected and searched the selling premises of M/s. New Medical Hall at Bagrahat, 24 Parganas and found a stock of medicines styled as Perviron and Pervilex which were the products of the accused company M/s. Hindusthan Medical Services Pri