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a) possess opium; 8[(b)] transport opium; 8[(c)) import or export opium; or 8[(d)] sell opium.
Opium Act, 1878 Section 4
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Opium Act, 1878 Section 4 is part of Opium Act, 1878 - PROHIBITION OF POPPY CULTIVATION AND POSSESSION, ETC., OF OPIUM Except as permitted by this Act, or by any other. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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