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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Section 18

Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has

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Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Section 18 is part of Howrah Offences Act, 1857 - Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 18 Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has in his possession in any house, shop, warehouse or other building, at any one time, a greater quantity of gunpowder than ten pounds, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and also to forfeit such gunpowder so manufactured or possessed, together with the vessel or receptacle in which it may be contained.

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What does Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Section 18 provide?

Section Section 18 of the Howrah Offences Act, 1857 (Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has) is reproduced on this page as part of the Howrah Offences 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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