The Bombay High Court has quashed a criminal prosecution under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, observing that a Court of Session cannot take direct cognizance of offences as a court of original jurisdiction unless the case is committed to it by a Magistrate. Justice N.J. Jamadar clarified that while the Drugs Act stipulates trials
Sessions Court Cannot Directly Take Cognizance of Drugs Act Offences Without Committal by Magistrate: Bombay High Court Quashes Case
