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Closing of shop for the sake of public peace.––It shall be lawful for the 1[Deputy Commissioners of the District] to which this Act applies, by notice in writing to the licensee, to require that any shop in which liquor or any intoxicating drug is sold, shall be closed, at such time or for such period as he may think necessary for the preservation of the public peace. IX – PENALTIES 2[48. For illegal import, etc.––Whoever, in contravention of this Act or of any rule or order prescribed or notified thereunder or of any licence or permit granted thereunder: –– (a) imports, exports, transports or possesses liquor or 3[any intoxicating drug, or, molasses, or] (b) manufactures liquor or any intoxicating drug, or (c) cultivates the poppy or hemp (Cannabis sativa or Indica) or coco plant or collects the spontaneous growth of the hemp plant, or (d) constructs or works any distillery or brewery or other place for the manufacture of liquor, or (e) uses, keeps or has in his possession any materials, still, utensil, implement or apparatus whatsoever, for the purpose of manufacturing liquor or any intoxicating drug, or 4[(f) sells or offers to sell any liquor or 5[intoxicating] drug,] 6[shall on conviction before a Judicial Magistrate, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to 7[ten thousand rupees] :