Can a drug retailer escape liability U/S 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act if they obtained a spurious drug from a licensed dealer?

[Educator]

As already noted, this petition has been filed by the retailer, in whose shop the sample of the subject drug was collected. The contention of the petitioner is that it is a case of "spurious drug" and as such, the petitioner could not have been prosecuted as he had obtained the subject drug from the licensed dealer. {Para 14} 15. Whether it is a case of spurious drug or sub-standard quality drug,