collected 28 thousand rupees from several
villages in the name of opium. The
agriculturists did not get the licenses and
those agriculturists who got them ... spend a lot of money and time and the
licenses for opium were received on execution
of bonds for 8 seers."
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tavern or a shop where beer, spirit, arrack, toddy, ganja, bhang or opium is supplied) to the public for consumption in or near such place
entitled to collect the duties levied under this Act; (bb) [ derivative of opium" means- (i) medicinal opium, that is, opium which has undergone the processes ... necessary to adapt it for medicinal use; (ii) prepared opium, that is, any product of opium obtained by any series of operations designed to transform
Section 5 in The Opium Act, 1878
5. Power to make rules to permit such matters.
- The State Government may, from time to time ... Government, all or any of the following matters : (a) the possession of opium; (b) the transport of opium; (c) the importation or exportation of opium
Section 3 in The Opium Act, 1878
3. Interpretation clause.
- In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context- 'Opium' means ... with or without natural materials, of any of the above forms of opium ; but does not include any preparation containing not more than
gazetted rank empowered under section 42 may order attachment of any opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant which he has reason to believe
Section 10 in The Opium Act, 1878
10. Presumption in prosecutions under Section 9.
- In prosecutions under Section 9, it shall be presumed, until ... contrary is proved, that all opium for which the accused person is unable to account for satisfactorily is opium in respect of which
house was situated behind Police Station, Sultanwind,
was indulging in selling of opium at large scale, and if a raid was
conducted, he could ... apprehended red handed and opium in heavy
quantity could be recovered. On receiving the said information, the police
party went towards the house
shall in like manner be liable to confiscation. Section 11 of the Opium Act, 1878, provides that conveyance used for transporting illicit opium shall ... private carriage as a depositary for his private stock of opium and, therefore, an order confiscating a boat in which some opium had been found
December 1, 1985 that accused Sudarshan Kumar was carrying on sale of opium at his house and that opium in large quantity could be recovered ... plastic bag hidden underneath a gunny bag. The plastic bag contained opium weighing 352 gins. The case was registered under Section 9 of the Opium
