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Section 8: Penalty for smoking opium and for prossessing of opium etc.

The Odisha Opium Smoking Act, 1947State Act of Odisha · Act 16 of 1947

(1) It shall be an offence for any person-

(a) to possess or smoke opium, or

(b) to possess any pipe or apparatus for the purpose of smoking opium or of preparing opium for smoking purposes.

1. Substituted vide Orissa Act XI of 1951 3 1[(2) Any person who commits an offence imder sub-section (1) shall ‘he punishable with imprisonment for a. term which may extend to one your or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both ; and any person who abets such offences shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Odisha Opium Smoking Act, 1947
Section8
Marginal notePenalty for smoking opium and for prossessing of opium etc.
JurisdictionState of Odisha
StatusIn force as published by the source

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