Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act Section 7 — Punishment for conspiracy;
Criminal
Punishment
As the section puts it: “shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend tod three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees”
Summary
When two or more people agree to commit or cause to be committed any offence under sub-section (1) of Section 4 or under Section 5, each of those people is punishable even if no act other than the agreement itself was done by any of them. The punishment for this is imprisonment for up to three months, or a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.
When two or more people agree to evade or nullify the provisions of this Act, each of those people is punishable even if no act other than the agreement itself was done by any of them. The punishment for this is imprisonment for up to three months, or a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.
However, if the agreement relates to an offence under clause (aaa), clause (b), clause (f), or clause (h) of sub-section (1) of Section 4, or an offence punishable under sub-section (1-A) of Section 4, then each of those people shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of up to ten thousand rupees.
Official Text
When two or more persons agree --
(i) To commit or cause to be committed any offence under sub-section (1) of Section 4 or under Section 5 ; or
(ii) To evade or nullify the provisions of this Act, each of such person shall, notwithstanding that no act except the agreement was done by any of the parties thereto in pursuance thereof, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees :] [Provided that if the agreement relates to an offence under clause (aaa), clause (b), clause (f) or clause (h) of sub-section(1), or punishable under sub-section (1-A) of section 4, each of such persons shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend tod three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.]
Sections referred to
- Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act §4 — Prohibition of the manufacture of, traffic in, and consumption of liquor and intoxicating drugs
- Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act §5 — Punishment for rendering or attempting to render denatured spirit fit for human consumption: Whoever renders or attempts to render fit for human consumption any spirit whether manufactured in. India or not, which has been denatured or any preparation containing such spirit or has, in his possession, any spirit or preparation containing spirit in respect of which he knows or has reason to believe that any such attempt has been made (shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees). For the purpose of this section, it shall be presumed until the contrary is
