Section 9State of West Bengal Act

Section 9: Penalty for illegal cultivation of poppy, etc

The Opium Act, 1878

Penalty for illegal cultivation of poppy, etc. -

Any person who, in contravention of this Act, or of rules make and notified under Section 5 or Section 8-

(a)

possesses opium, or

(b)

transports opium, or

(c)

imports or exports opium, or

(d)

sells opium, or

(e)

omits to warehouse opium or removes or does any act in respect of warehouse opium;

and any person who otherwise contravenes any such rule, shall, on conviction, be punishable for each such offence with imprisonment which may extend to three years, with for without fine;and where a fine is imposed, the convicting Court shall direct the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of the fine for a term which may extend to six months, and such imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced.

Sec 8 — Power to make rules relating to warehouses

Sec 10 — Presumption in prosecutions under Section 9

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