Lawgist30Penalty for subsequent offences
1[30. Penalty for subsequent offences.-- 2[(1) Whoever having been convicted of an offence,--
(a) under clause (b) of section 27 is again convicted of an offence under that clause, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall 3[not be less than seven years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees]:
Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 4[less than seven years and of fine of less than one lakh rupees];
(b) under clause (c) of section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which 5[shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than three lakh rupees].
(c) under clause (d) of section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to four years or with fine which shall not be less than 6[fifty thousand rupee, or with both.
7[(1A) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 27A is again convicted under that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to 8[two thousand rupees], or with both.]
(2) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under 9*** section 29 is again convicted of an offence under the same section shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 10[two years, or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees or with both.]]
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1. Subs. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 14, for s. 30.
2. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 25, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
3. Subs. by Act 26 of 2008, s. 11 for "not be less than two years but which may extend to six years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees"(w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
4. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for "less than two years and of fine of less than ten thousand rupees (w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
5. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for "shall not be less than six years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
6. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for "five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
7. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 20 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
8. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 25, for "one thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
9. The words and figures "section 28 or" omitted by Act 13 of 1964, s. 20 (w.e.f. 15-9-1964).
10. Subs. by Act 26 of 2008, s. 11, for "ten years or with fine or with both" (w.e.f. 10-8-2009).
- 16 Standards of quality
- 17 Misbranded drug
- 17A Adulterated drugs
- 17B Spurious drugs
- 17C Misbranded cosmetic
- 17D Spurious cosmetics
- 17E Adulterated cosmetic
- 18 Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetic
- 18A Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc
- 18B Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
- 19 Pleas
- 20 Government Analysts
- 21 Inspector
- 22 Powers of Inspectors
- 23 Procedure of Inspectors
- 24 Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept
- 25 Reports of Government Analysts
- 26 Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
- 26A Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest
- 26B Powers of Central Government to regulate or restrict, manufacture, etc., of drug in public interest
- 27 Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
- 27A Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter
- 28 Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, et
- 28A Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
- 28B Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A
- 29 Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising
- 30 Penalty for subsequent offences
- 31 Confiscation
- 31A Application of provisions to Government departments
- 32 Cognizance of offences
- 32A Power of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc
- 32B Compounding of certain offences
- 33 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 33A Chapter not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
