1. This petition has arisen out of the complaint filed by the Drugs Inspector. Delhi Administration, under S.27(a) read with S.18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (hereafter called "the Act").

2. The Drugs Inspector stated in the complaint that he had recovered Items 1 to 23 mentioned in the recovery memo which were drugs within the meaning of S.3(b) of the Act and that had been on the 23rd of February, 1972. The Drugs were recovered from the premises of the petitioner. Certain bills and cash - memos were also recovered which disclosed the sources from which the drugs had been purchased by the petitioner. A recovery memo was prepared in respect thereof. The Drugs Inspector made inquiries from the firms from which the drugs had been purchased by the petitioner. In paragraph 6 the complaint alleged : -
"That the accused had no licence to sell, stock and exhibit for sale and distribute drugs at his premises mentioned above and that he is not