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Inserted by Haryana Act 5 of 1967 and substituted by Haryana Act 10 of 1976. 342 EXCISE [1914: Pb. Act 1 Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture and possession etc. may be recovered from the person primarily liable to pay the same, or from his surety (if any), by distress and sale of his movable propery, or by any other process for the recovery of arrears of land revenue due from land- holders or from farmers of land or their sureties (2) When a grant has been taken under management by the Collector or has been resold by him under section 39, the Collector may recover, in any manner authorized by sub-section (1) any money due to the defaulter by any lessee or assignee. (3) In the event of default by any person licensed or holding a lease under this Act all his distillery, brewery, warehouse or ship premises, fitting or apparatus and all stock of intoxicants or materials for manufacture or the same held in or upon any distillery, brewery, warehouse or shop premises shall be liable to be attached in satisfaction of any claim for excise revenue or in respect of losses incurred by State Government through such default and to be sold to satisfy such claim, which shall be a first charge upon the sale- proceeds. CHAPTER IX OFFENCES AND PENALTIES. 1[61.(1) Whoever, in contravention of any section of this Act or any rule, notification issued thereunder or any order passed or of any license, permit or pass granted under this Act,- (a) imports, exports, transports, manufactures, collects or possesses any intoxicant; or (b) constructs or works any distillery or brewery; or (c) uses, keeps or has in his possession any material, still, utensil implement or apparatus, whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant; shall be punished for every such offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees: Provided that in the case of an offence relating to the possession of,- (i) a working still for the manufacture of any intoxicant, such imprisonment which shall not be less than two years and such fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees. In case the fine is not paid, he shall have to undergo further imprisonment; (ii) lahan, such imprisonment which shall not be less than one year and such fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees. In case the fine is not paid, he shall have to undergo further imprisonment; (iii) country liquor manufactured otherwise than in a licensed distillery in Haryana, in a quantity not exceeding twelve bottles, each bottle containing 750 millilitres, such imprisonment which shall not be less than six months and such fine which shall not be less than