Compounding of offences
Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deals with compounding of offences. [74. (1) Any Excise Officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf may accept from any person whose license, permit or pass is liable to be cancelled or suspended under section 34 or who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence punishable under section 64 or section The Act came into force on 24 Feb 1910.
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(1) Any Excise Officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf may accept from any person whose license, permit or pass is liable to be cancelled or suspended under section 34 or who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence punishable under section 64 or section 68, a sum of money not exceeding 2[fifty thousand rupees] in lieu of such cancellation or suspension or by way of composition for the offence which may have been committed, as the case may be, and in all cases in which any property has been seized as liable to confiscation under this Act, may release the same on payment of the value thereof (as estimated by such officer).
3[(1-A) Any officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf may subject to any general or special order of the State Government compound, whether before or after the institution of the prosecution, any offence punishable 4[under clause (a) and (b)] of subsection (1) of section 60 or section 63, where the quantity of the intoxicant involved does not exceed the quantity notified by the State Government in that behalf, or any offence punishable under subsection (3) of section 60, on payment of such sum of money as composition fee as he thinks fit, which shall not be less than 5[one thousand rupees which may extend to five thousand rupees], where any such offence is committed by a person for the first time.]
(2) On the payment by such person of such sum of money or such value or both, as the case may be, such person, if in custody, shall be set at liberty, and all the property seized may be released and no proceeding shall be instituted or continued against such person in any criminal court. The acceptance of such sum of money by way of composition shall be deemed to amount to an acquittal and in no case shall any further proceedings be taken against such person or property with reference to the same act.
Section 74, The United Provinces Excise Act 1910 (Act 4 of 1910).
Cross-references
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This section refers to
- s. 34 Power to cancel or suspend licenses, etc
- s. 60 Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc
- s. 63 -Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc
- s. 64 Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant
- s. 68 Penalty for offence not otherwise provided
Questions about Section 74
What does Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deal with?
Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 is headed "Compounding of offences". [74. (1) Any Excise Officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf may accept from any person whose license, permit or pass is liable to be cancelled or suspended under section 34 or who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence punishable under section 64 or section
How do I find court cases under Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910?
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: United Provinces Excise Act 1910 74, section 74 United Provinces Excise Act 1910, section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910. 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 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 34 (Power to cancel or suspend licenses, etc), section 60 (Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc), section 63 (-Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc), section 64 (Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 come into force?
Section 74 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910, cited as United Provinces Excise Act 1910 74, came into force on 24 Feb 1910, having been enacted on 12 Jun 1910. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 72. What things are liable to confiscation913 words
- 37A. Prohibition of import, export, transport, possession or consumption of intoxicants724 words
- 3. Interpretation674 words
- 41. Power of Excise Commissioner to make rules581 words
- 40. Power of State Government to make rules481 words
- 11. Appeal and revision422 words
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