M/s Neutro Pharma Lahore (Pvt). Ltd. vs State Ss — 2026 PCrLJ 448 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 448 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: M/s Neutro Pharma Lahore (Pvt). Ltd. vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 31

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Judgment text as reported

M/s Neutro Pharma Lahore (Pvt). Ltd. VS State Ss. 18(1), 27(1) & 31(7)---Selling spurious or unregistered drugs appeal, filing of---Maintainability---appeal before the High Court not filed by aggrieved person---Section 31(7) of the Drugs act, 1976, provided that a person who had been sentenced by a Drug Court might file an appeal before a Bench of the High Court consisting of not less than two judges within thirty days of the passing of the judgment---In the present case, the conviction and sentence were passed against "SUK", Manager Regulatory affairs, respondent No. 3, in his personal capacity---However, the instant appeal had not been preferred by the said convict, rather it had been instituted by the private company which was neither convicted in specific terms nor held guilty through a separate order---Only a person aggrieved by a conviction or sentence passed by the Drug Court, or a person legally competent to represent him under due authorization, could file an appeal under S.31 (7) of the act---In the absence of such authorization, the appellant lacked locus standi---Therefore, the appeal, as filed by the private company against the conviction of its erstwhile employee, "SUK", was not competent in law---Consequently, the appeal filed by the private company against the conviction of respondent No.3 was misconceived and incompetent for want of locus standi---appellant company could not challenge a conviction passed against an individual in his personal capacity unless duly authorized and empowered to represent him for that specific purpose---appeal was dismissed being incompetent and not maintainable.

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