OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Penalty for mixing noxious substance with intoxicant and selling of noxious substance under the garb of intoxicant

§60A

Summary

1[60-A. Whoever, adulterates or causes to be adulterated any intoxicant by mixing any other substance or foreign ingredient to make such intoxicant noxious or sells, offers or makes or causes to be sold or offered or made available such noxious intoxicant or any other noxious substance for consumption in the garb of an intoxicant, likely to cause disability or hurt or grievous hurt or death or any other consequential injury to human beings, shall be punished ; (a) if as a result of such an act, death is caused, with death or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees but shall not be less than five lakh rupees ; (b) if as a result of such an act, disability or grievous hurt is caused, with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not be less than six years and with fine which may extend to ten years but shall not be less than six years and with fine which may extent to five lakh rupees but shall not be less than three lakh rupees ; (c) if as a result of such an act, any hurt or any other consequential injury is caused to any person, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years but shall not be less than one year and fine which may extend to two lakh fifty thousand rupees but shall not be less than one lakh twenty five thousand rupees. Explanation :— For the purpose of this section the expression “hurt and grievous hurt” shall have the same meaning as in section 319 and section 320 respectively of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act no. XLV of 1860). ]

1[60-A. Whoever, adulterates or causes to be adulterated any intoxicant by mixing any other substance or foreign ingredient to make such intoxicant noxious or sells, offers or makes or causes to be sold or offered or made available such noxious intoxicant or any other noxious substance for consumption in the garb of an intoxicant, likely to cause disability or hurt or grievous hurt or death or any other consequential injury to human beings, shall be punished ; (a) if as a result of such an act, death is caused, with death or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees but shall not be less than five lakh rupees ; (b) if as a result of such an act, disability or grievous hurt is caused, with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not be less than six years and with fine which may extend to ten years but shall not be less than six years and with fine which may extent to five lakh rupees but shall not be less than three lakh rupees ; (c) if as a result of such an act, any hurt or any other consequential injury is caused to any person, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years but shall not be less than one year and fine which may extend to two lakh fifty thousand rupees but shall not be less than one lakh twenty five thousand rupees. Explanation :— For the purpose of this section the expression “hurt and grievous hurt” shall have the same meaning as in section 319 and section 320 respectively of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act no. XLV of 1860). ]

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