Section 33M. Cognizance of offences
(1) No prosecution under this Chapter shall be instituted except by an Inspector with the previous sanction of the authority specified under sub-section (4) of section 33G.
(2) No Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence punishable under this Chapter.
Source: The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Act No. 23 of 1940), Chapter IVA.
