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Punishrnent for certain acts by licensee or his servants.-If the holder of any licence, permit or authorisation Sranted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or any person in his employ and actint on his behalf- (a) omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any retum in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or any rule made thereunder; (b) fails to produce without any reasorrable cause such licence, permit or authorisation on demand of any officer authorised by the Central Government or State Govemment in this behalf; (c) keeps any accounts or makes any statement which is false or which he knows or has reasons to believe to be inconec! or (d) wilfully and knowingly does any act in breach of any of the conditions of licence, permit or authorisation for which a penalty is not orescribed elsewhere in this Act, he shall be punGhable with irnprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both It is well settled *'at a licensee is r?$Xi!#lo" tt " u.t or his employee done within the scope of his authority although contrary to the instructions of the licensee; Allen v, Whitehesd, (1930) 1 KB 211. 2[27. Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance,-Whoever, constrmes any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance shall be punishable,- (a) where the narcotic drug or psychotropic substance consumed is cocaine, morphine, diacetyl-morphine or any other narcotic drug or any psychotropic substance as may be specfied in this behalf by the Central Govemment by notification in the Official Gazette, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees; or with both; and (b) where the narcotic drug or psychotropic substance consumed is other than those specified in or under cluase (a), with imprisonment for a term which mav extend to six months. or with fine which mav extend to ten thousaid rupees or with boti.l 3[274. Punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders,- Whoever indulges in financing directly or indirectlt any of the activities specified in sub-clauses (i) to (v) of clause (viiia) of section 2 or harbours any