278. Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 278: Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation
Chapter XV — Of Offences Affecting the Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).