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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Opium Act, 1857 Section 28

PUNISHMENT FOR REPETITION OF OFFENCES Whenever any person shall be convicted of an offence against this Act after

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Opium Act, 1857 Section 28 is part of Opium Act, 1857 - PUNISHMENT FOR REPETITION OF OFFENCES Whenever any person shall be convicted of an offence against this Act after. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 28: PUNISHMENT FOR REPETITION OF OFFENCES Whenever any person shall be convicted of an offence against this Act after having been previously convict- ed of a like offence, he shall be liable, in addition to the penalty attached to such offence, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months; and a like punishment of imprisonment not exceeding six months shall be incurred, in addition to the punishment, which may be inflicted for a first offence, upon every subsequent conviction after the second.

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What does Opium Act, 1857 Section 28 provide?

Section Section 28 of the Opium Act, 1857 (PUNISHMENT FOR REPETITION OF OFFENCES Whenever any person shall be convicted of an offence against this Act after) is reproduced on this page as part of the Opium Act, 1857. 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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