Penalty for contravention of provision regarding prescriptions

Whoever— (a) not being a registered medical practitioner issues a prescription for intoxicating liquour, or (b) being a registered medical practitioner,— (i) prescribes intoxicating liquor in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 22A, or (ii) fails, without reasonable excuse, to state in the prescription for intoxicating liquor the particulars required by that section to be stated therein, or (iii) fails to preserve such prescription, or a copy thereof, for the period for which it is required by that section to be preserved, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.