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The ODISHA OPIUM SMOKING ACT, 1947

The ODISHA OPIUM SMOKING ACT, 1947

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The Orissa Opium Smoking Act, 1947, is a legislative measure designed to curb and eventually eliminate the practice of opium smoking within the state. It defines and prohibits the formation of "opium smoking assemblies," where individuals gather to consume or prepare opium. The Act empowers authorities to search premises, seize smoking apparatus, and arrest those involved in such activities. It establishes specific penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for smoking, possessing opium, or managing places used for these purposes. Ultimately, the law serves as a public health and social control mechanism to discourage drug use and maintain public order.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.:- (1) This Act may be called the
  3. 2. Repeal of enactments:- From the date on which all or any of the
  4. 3. Definitions :- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnantin the subject or context
  5. 4. Opium smoking assembly :- An assembly of two or more persons is
  6. 5. ExpIanation - An assembly which was not an opium smoking assembly when it assembled may subsequently become such an assembly.
  7. 6. Presumption from the presence of opium and opium smoking
  8. 7. Penalty for being the member of opium smoking assembly :-
  9. 8. Penalty for smoking opium and for prossessing of opium etc. :-
  10. 9. Penalty for openning,keeeping or having charge of place used
  11. 10. Enhancement of punishment on second conviction. :- Whoever
  12. 11. Penalty when owner fails to give notice of use of place for opium
  13. 12. Penalty in default of payment of fine :- When fine immposed
  14. 13. Search warrents and power to search :- (1) If a Magistrate of the
  15. 14. Application of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, to warrents
  16. 15. Report to be made in case of arrest or seizure :- Whenever any
  17. 16. Bail and Security :- When any person arrested under this Act is
  18. 17. Aid to Excise Officer :- Every Revenue Officer, or Police Officer,
  19. 18. Confiscation or destruction of opium and things seized on
  20. 19. Confiscation or destruction of opium and things seized. :- Any
  21. 20. provisions of this Act shall be confiscated or destroyed.
  22. 21. Cognizance of offences :- No Magistrate shall take cognizance of
  23. 22. Bar of certain Suits. :- No suit shall lie in any Civil Court against the
  24. 23. Limitation of suits and prosecutions :- No Civil Court shall try any
  25. 24. Tender of pardon to accused per on turning approver.:-
  26. 25. Power to make Rules :- (1) The Provincial Government may make

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