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Section 67-A was renumbered as sub-section (1) by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 53. Penalty for illegal import, etc., of opium. Penalty for alteration or attempting to alter denatured spirit Penalty for altera tion or attempting to alter denatured spirituous preparation. 1949 : Bom. XXV ] Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 31 Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than three months and fine shall not be less than five hundred rupees.] 1[(2) In prosecutions under this section it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the alteration or attmept to alter any denatured spirituous prepara tion was done with the intention that it may be used for human consumption as an intoxicating liqour.] 2[67-1B. Whoever— (a) not being a registered medical practitioner issues a prescription for intoxicating liquour, or (b) being a registered medical practitioner,— (i) prescribes intoxicating liquor in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 22A, or (ii) fails, without reasonable excuse, to state in the prescription for intoxicating liquor the particulars required by that section to be stated therein, or (iii) fails to preserve such prescription, or a copy thereof, for the period for which it is required by that section to be preserved, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fi ne which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.] 3[67A. (l) Whoever in contravention of the 4[provisions of section 59AA or, as the case may be, of section 59A]— 5[(la) manufactures, imports or exports any article mentioned in section 24A, or] (a) sells, uses or disposes of any liquor otherwise than as an ingredient of any 6[article mentioned in section 24A], or (b) uses more alcohol 8[in the manufacture of any of the articles mentioned in section 24A] than the quantity necessary for extraction or solution of the elements contained therein and for the preservation of such 9[article], or (c) knowingly sells 10[any such article] for being used as an intoxicating drink, or sells any such article under circumstances from which he might reasonably deduce the intention of the purchaser to use them for such purpose, shall, on convicition, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fi ne or with both.