Penalty for smoking opium and for prossessing of opium etc. :-

1. (1) It shall be an offence for any person- (a)to possess or smoke opium, or (b)to possess any pipe or apparatus for the purpose of smoking opium or of preparing opium for smoking purposes. 1[(2) Any person who commits an offence imder sub-section (1) shall ‘he punishable with imprisonment for a. term which may extend to one your or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both ; and any person who abets such offences shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.]

¹ Substituted vide Orissa Act XI of 1951