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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 57

Unauthorised Possession of Spirituous Liquor

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 57 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Unauthorised Possession of Spirituous Liquor. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If within a cantonment, or within any limits defined under section 56,--

(a) any person subject to1[Army, Navy or Air Force law] otherwise than as a military officer or a soldier, or

(b) the wife or servant of any such person or of a soldier,

has in his or her possession, except on behalf of the2[Central Government] or for the private use of a military officer, more than one quart of any spirituous liquor, other than fermented malt-liquor, without the written permission of the3[Officer Commanding the station] or of some person authorised by the3[Officer Commanding the station] to grant such permission, he or she shall be punishable, in the case of a first offence, with fine which may extend to4[two hundred and fifty rupees] and, in the case of a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to5[five hundred rupees].

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1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 37, for "military or air force law" w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

2. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for "Government".

3. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, for "Commanding Officer of the Cantonment".

4. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 37, for "fifty rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

5. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 37, for "one hundred rupees" w.e.f. 1-10-1983

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What does Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 57 provide?

Section Section 57 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (Unauthorised Possession of Spirituous Liquor) is reproduced on this page as part of the Cantonments Act, 1924. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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