1[67-1B. Penalty for contravention of provision regarding prescriptions.-Whoever-
(a) not being registered medical practitioner issues a prescription for intoxicating liquor, or
(b) being a registered medical practitioner-
(i) prescribes intoxicating liquor in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 22A, or
(ii) fails, without reasonable excuse, to state in the prescription for intoxicating liquor the particulars required by that section to be stated therein, or
(iii) fails to preserve such prescription, or a copy thereof, for the period for which it is required by that section to be preserved, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to 3[ten thousand rupees] or with both.]
(a) not being registered medical practitioner issues a prescription for intoxicating liquor, or
(b) being a registered medical practitioner-
(i) prescribes intoxicating liquor in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 22A, or
(ii) fails, without reasonable excuse, to state in the prescription for intoxicating liquor the particulars required by that section to be stated therein, or
(iii) fails to preserve such prescription, or a copy thereof, for the period for which it is required by that section to be preserved, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to 3[ten thousand rupees] or with both.]
Source footnotes
1 This section was inserted by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 54.2 These words were substituted for the words "one thousand rupees" by Mah. 52 of 2005, s. 7.
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