53. [ Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale etc. [Substituted by Assam Act No. 4 of 2018, dated 16.3.2018.]
(1)whoever, in contravention on the provision of this Act or of any rule or order made or notification issued or of any licence, permit or pass, granted under this Act.-(a)manufactures, imports, exports, transports removes, possesses or sells any intoxicant other than tari and pachwai; or(b)constructs or works, any distillery or brewery; or(c)bottles any liquor other than tari and pachwal for purpose of sale; or(d)uses, keeps or has in his possession any material, still, untensil, implement or apparatus, whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant other than tari and pachwai; or(e)possesses any material or label of any brand of liquor either with or without the Government hologram or hologram of any other State or any other thing in which liquor can be paked or any apparatus or implement or machine for the purpose of packing any liquor; orshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees and the convicting magistrate shall direct the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of fine for a term which may extend to one year, and such imprisonment shall be in addition to any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced.]
