Prayagraj, Dec 12 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Friday gave some relief to licence holders under the drugs and cosmetics law and fixed December 17 for hearing on the petitions in the matter of cough syrup having codeine substance.

The order was passed by a two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Achal Sachdev hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the FIRs lodged at various police stations in Uttar Pradesh.

The counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner argued that the case could not have proceeded under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as the substance that has been alleged to have been dealt with by the petitioners was not a "manufactured drug" under the definition of Section 2(xi) of the NDPS Act.

He further submitte

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