Section 38
Section 38 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915. A licensed vendor or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf who- (a) sell any intoxicant to a person who is drunk or intoxicated;or (b) sells or gives any intoxicant to any person in contravention of section 23;
(1) A licensed vendor or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf who- (a) sell any intoxicant to a person who is drunk or intoxicated;or (b) sells or gives any intoxicant to any person in contravention of section 23; or (c) in contravention of section 22 employs or permits to be employed on any part of his Licensed premises referred to in that section any male person or woman; or (d) permits drunkenness, intoxication, disorderly conduct, dancing, singing, playing of music or gaming on the licensed premises of such vendor; or Circumstances in which bond shall be void. Power of appellate court of the High Court to Make order. Magistrate to require a person to show cause why he should not be Ordered to execute a bond for good behaviour. Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for. Penalty for certain unla. wful acts of license vendors. 1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 2. Subs. by M. P. Act 23 of 1979. S. 8.
(c) permits persons whom he knows or has reason to believe to have been convicted of any non-bailable offence, or who are prostitutes, to resort to or assemble on the licensed premises of such vendor whether for the purposes of crime or prostitution or not; shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than one hundred rupees but which may extend to two thousand rupees. [(2) Where any licensed vendor, or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf, is charged with permitting drunkenness on the premises of such vendor, and it is proved that any person was drunk on such premises, the burden shall lie on the person charged to prove that the licensed vendor and the persons employed by him took all reasonable steps for preventing drunkenness on such premises]1 Penalty on licensed manufacturer or vendor of intoxicant for mixing or permitting to be mixed with such article any noxious drug or any foreign ingredient or any dilut- ing or colouring substance. 38-A. If any licensed manufacturer or licensed vendor or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf, mixes or permits to be mixed, with any intoxicant manufactured, sold or kept or exposed for sale by him, any noxious drug, or any foreign ingredient or any diluting or colouring substance except as prescribed in the licence, or has in possession any intoxicant in respect of which such admixture has been made, he shall be punishable with impri- soment which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than three hundred rupees but which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both. In Penalty for misconduct by licensee, etc.
Section 38, The Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 (Act 2 of 1915).
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Questions about Section 38
How do I find court cases under Section 38 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Chhattisgarh Excise Act 1915 38, section 38 Chhattisgarh Excise Act 1915, section 38 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 38 of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 23, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 8 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was the Chhattisgarh Excise Act enacted?
Chhattisgarh Excise Act was enacted in 1915 as Act 2 of 1915. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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