Penalty for mixing noxious substance with liquor

Every licensee shall maintain such accounts and submit to the authorized officers such returns in such forms containing such particulars relating to stock, apparatus, duty, fee payable and paid to the Government and such other information at such intervals as may be prescribed. Whoever mixes or permits to be mixed with any liquor sold or manufactured or possessed by him any noxious drug or any foreign ingredient likely to cause disability or grievous hurt or death to human beings, shall be punishable— (a) if as a result of such an act, death is caused, with death or imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees; (b) if as a result of such an act, disability or grievous hurt is caused, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees; (c) if as a result of such an act, any other consequential injury is caused to any person, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and fine which may extend to two lakh fifty thousand rupees; (d) if as a result of such an act, no injury is caused, with imprisonment which may extend to six months and fine which may extend to one lakh rupees. Explanation : For the purpose of this section, the expression "grievous hurt" shall have the same meaning as in section 320 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860).