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Possession of agent - Possession of liquor bottles on behalf of a person not entitled to possess it amounts to offence. - The notification makes incumbent to obtain a pass from the District Excise Officer in order to possess liquor upto 10 gallons for purposes of marriage or like festivities. The Notification covers the case of a liquor contractor who also would be guilty of disobeying the provisions of the notification must more than the person acting on his behalf. Recovery of 360 bottles of country liquor from accused - Accused had no permit - Conten- tion of accused that he was a labourer and cart driver and carried the liquor at the behest of a contractor - Contention repelled - Accused should have been vigilant enough and not to carry the liquor without valid permit. Where coolies were engaged in the preparation of ganja beedies at the instance of their master, it was held that they could not be said to be in possession of bee dies. A labourer found carrying a bedding which contained ganja was convicted. It was held, that the mere fact that the applicant was carrying the bedding was not sufficient to impute knowl- edge of the contents of the bedding to him.