Prosecution Against Pharma Firm in Drugs Act Case Cleared, Complaint Held to Be Filed Within Limitation: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India on February 20, 2026 upheld the prosecution of M/s SBS Biotech and its officials under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi dismissed the appeal filed by the pharmaceutical company and confirmed that the criminal complaint was filed within the prescribed limitation period. The Court also upheld prosecution under Section 27(d) Drugs and Cosmetics…