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Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale, etc.— Whoever, in contravention of provision of this Act or of any rule or order made or notification issued under this Act or in contravention of any condition of any license or permit or pass, renewed under this Act or without a valid license, permit or pass issued under this Act - (a) manufactures, possesses, buys, sells, distributes, collects, bottles, imports, exports, transports or removes any intoxicant or liquor; or (b) cultivates any hemp plant; or (c) constructs or establishes or works any manufactory, distillery, brewery or warehouse; or (d) uses, keeps or has in his possession any material, still, utensil, implement or apparatus, or premises, whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant or liquor ;or 35 ॢबहर गजट [सधरण 2 अ तूबर 2016 Explanation – The word “material” means any material,and includes any food or non food item, that may be used for preparing any liquor or intoxicant. (e) possesses any material or film either with or without the State Government logo or logo of any State or wrapper or any other thing in which liquor or intoxicant can be packed or any apparatus or implement or machine for the purpose of packing any liquor or intoxicant; or (f) removes any liquor or intoxicant from any distillery, brewery, warehouse, other place of storage licensed, established, authorized or continued under this Act; or (g) manufactures, possesses, sells, distributes, bottles, imports, exports, transports or removes, any preparationor ingredient madewith or without the use of any intoxicant or liquor , which can serve as an alcohol or a substitute for alcohol and is used or likely to be used or consumed for the purposes of getting intoxicated , shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees. Explanation: -“Possession” here means the possession by any family or member of that family and includes the knowledge of possession where any member of a family or the family itself know that such possession is illegal, whether it is in his or her own possession or with some other member of the family.