25C. (1) Whoever-(a) adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or drink, or knowing it to be likely that the same will be sold as food or drink; or(b) sells, or offers or exposes for sale, as food or drink, any article which has been rendered or has become noxious, or is in a state unfit for food or drink, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is noxious as food or drink; or(c) adulterates any drug or medical preparation in such a manner as to lessen the efficacy or change the operation of such drug or medical preparation, or to make it noxious, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any medical purpose, as if it had not undergone such adulteration; or(d) knowing any drug or medical preparation to have been adulterated is such a manner as to lessen its efficacy, to change its operation, or to render it noxious, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, or issues it from any dispensary for medical purposes as unadulterated, or causes it to be used for medical purposes by any person not knowing of the adulteration; or (e) knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medical purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation,shall be punishable with death, or with ¹[imprisonment for life], or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Whoever-(a) adulterates any hair oil, toilet soap or other cosmetic in such a manner as to make it harmful to hair, skin, complexion or any part of the body, intending that it shall be sold or used for, or knowing it to be likely that it will be sold or used for, any cosmetic purpose; or(b) knowing any hair oil, toilet soap or other cosmetic to have been adulterated in such a manner as to make it harmful to hair, skin, complexion or any part of the body, sells the same, or offers or exposes it for sale, as adulterated,shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.