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Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Section 20 is part of Howrah Offences Act, 1857 - Penalty for drunkenness, or riotous or indecent behaviour in public Whoever is found drunk and incapable of taking care. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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Section Section 20 of the Howrah Offences Act, 1857 (Penalty for drunkenness, or riotous or indecent behaviour in public Whoever is found drunk and incapable of taking care) 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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