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Section 37

The Puducherry Excise Act, 1970Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 12 of 1970

(1) A chemist, druggist, apothecary or keeper of a dispensary, who allows any intoxicant which has not been bona fide medicated for medicinal purposes to be consumed on his business premises, by any person shall, on conviction, be punished *[with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to one year and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees].

(2) Any person not employed as aforesaid, who consumes any such intoxicant on such premises shall on conviction, be punished with fine *[which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty thousand rupees].

Penalty for allowing premises, etc., to be used for the purpose of committing an offence under this Act 1 [37-A. Whoever, being the owner or occupier or having the use or care or management or control of any place, room, enclosure, space, vessel, vehicle knowingly permits it to be used for the purpose of commission by any other person of an offence punishable under section 31, 32, 33, 35 or 36 shall, on conviction, be punished as if he has committed the offence punishable under the appropriate section.]

Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another

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ActThe Puducherry Excise Act, 1970
Section37
JurisdictionUnion territory of Puducherry
StatusIn force as published by the source

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