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Whoever, being the holder of a licence for the sale or manufacture of any introxicant undet this Act, or a person in the employ of such holder or acting with his express or implied permission on his behalf— (a) mixes or permits to be mixed with the said intoxicant any noxious drug or any foreign ingredient likely to add to the actual or apparent intoxicating quality or strength or any article prohibited by any rule made under this Act or water except for the purpose of reducing liquor to the strength prescribed in the licence, or any diluting or colouring substance or any ingredient whatsoever likely to render the intoxicant inferior in quality whether such ingredient is or is not prohibited as aforesaid, when such admixture shall not amount to the offence of adulteration under section 272 of the Indian Penal Code, or (b) sells or keeps or exposes for sale as foreign liquor, liquor which he knows or has reason to believe to be country liqour, or (c) marks the cork of any bottle, or any bottle, case, packages or other receptacle, containing country liquor, or uses any bottle, case, package or other receptacle containing country liquor with, any mark thereon or on the cork thereof with the intention of causing it to be believed that such bottle, case, package or other receptacle contains foreign liquor, when such act shall not amount to an offence of using a false trade mark with intent to deceive or injure any person under section 482 of the Indian Penal Code, or