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The Orissa Prohibition Act, 1956

The Orissa Prohibition Act, 1956

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The Orissa Prohibition Act, 1956, regulates and restricts the manufacture, sale, possession, transport, import, export, and consumption of intoxicating liquors and drugs across the State of Orissa. It applies to all individuals within the state, including residents, visitors, commercial operators, medical practitioners, and law enforcement personnel. The law establishes strict penalties, search and seizure mechanisms, and licensing exceptions for medicinal, industrial, toilet, or bona fide religious purposes. This legislation matters because it represents a major state effort to enforce public health and moral policy through prohibition, balancing strict social control over alcohol and narcotics with specific regulatory permits for legitimate legal uses.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Repeal
  3. 3. Definitions
  4. 4. Prohibition of the manufacture of, traffic in, and consumption of, liquors and intoxicating drugs
  5. 5. Punishment for altering or attempting to alter any denatured spirit and for possession of such spirit
  6. 6. Punishment of conspiracy
  7. 7. Prohibition of publication of advertisement relating to intoxicant, etc.
  8. 8. Penalty for printing or circulating or publishing advertisements in contravention of provisions of the Act, etc.
  9. 9. Penalty for being drunk and for disorderly behaviour
  10. 10. Punishment for opening, keeping or using any place as a common drinking house or for having care, management or control of or for assisting in conducting business of any such place
  11. 11. Punishment for being found drunk or for purpose of drinking In a common drinking-house
  12. 12. Punishment for allowing premises to be used for the commission of an offence
  13. 13. Punishment for obstruction to, or assault on officer, etc.
  14. 14. Punishment for offences not otherwise provided for
  15. 15. Punishment for abetment of escape of persons arrested, etc.
  16. 16. Vexatious search, seizure, etc. by Excise Officer
  17. 17. Penalty for attempt to commit offence
  18. 18. Security for abstaining from commission of certain offences
  19. 19. Demand for security for good behaviour
  20. 20. Release of offenders on bond
  21. 21. Execution of bonds in respect of minors
  22. 22. Punishment for commission, attempt to commit or abetment of acts making up offence against Act
  23. 23. Things liable to confiscation
  24. 24. Procedure in making confiscations
  25. 25. Punishment after previous conviction
  26. 26. Offences under the Act to be cognizable and non-bailable
  27. 27. Power to compound certain offences
  28. 28. Exemption of preparations
  29. 29. Power to notify exemptions
  30. 30. Authorities for bona fide purposes
  31. 31. Visitor's permits
  32. 32. Tourists' permits
  33. 33. Provisions not to apply to certain article or class of articles
  34. 34. Licence for bona fide medicinal and other purposes
  35. 35. Prohibition for consuming toilet or medicinal preparation containing alcohol in excess of normal dose
  36. 36. Power of State Government to regulate sale of any tincture
  37. 37. Penalty for chemist, druggist or apothecary for allowing his premises to be used for purpose of consumption of liquor
  38. 38. Penalty for issuing false prescriptions
  39. 39. Licences for tapping for sweet tari, etc.
  40. 40. Permits and licences for possession, etc. of liquor
  41. 41. Form and conditions of licences and permits
  42. 42. Counterpart agreement to be executed by holders of licence and permits
  43. 43. Power to cancel or suspend licences and permits
  44. 44. Punishment for misconduct by licensees, etc.
  45. 45. Power to compound offences committed by licensees and permit-holders
  46. 46. Control of export, etc. of molasses
  47. 47. Punishment for contravening provisions of Section 46
  48. 48. Appointment of Prohibition Commissioner, etc.
  49. 49. Functions of the Collector
  50. 50. Delegation of powers
  51. 51. Control by the Prohibition Commissioner
  52. 52. Prohibition Committee
  53. 53. Prohibition authorities may be vested with powers of an Officer-in-charge of a Police-station
  54. 54. Procedure to be followed
  55. 55. Issue of search warrants
  56. 56. Arrest of offenders and seizures of contraband liquor and articles without warrant
  57. 57. Person arrested to be admitted on ball
  58. 58. Duty of officials of all departments and local authorities to assist
  59. 59. Offence to be reported
  60. 60. Land-holders and others to give information
  61. 61. When attendance of witnesses to be dispensed with and procedure in all such cases
  62. 62. Operation of the Code of Criminal Procedure
  63. 63. Power to make rules
  64. 64. Effect of rule in publication
  65. 65. Recovery of money due to Government
  66. 66. Action against Government
  67. 67. Sanction for prosecution of officers or persons acting under this Act
  68. 68. Courts to take judicial notice of appointments

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