(1) Any person who violates Chapter 4 or an order as referred to in section 25
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not
exceeding Twenty Five Thousand Rupees ? or with both.
(2) Any person who makes an improper use of or misuses a drug
contrary to Section 18 ♦ or adulterates a drug or sells an adulterated drug or sells
any other substance representing it to be a drug contrary to section 29 or sells or
distributes a date-expired drug contrary to section 30 or does any act contrary to
section 33 ? shall be punished as follows:
(a) in the event of the possibilit y of a risk of claiming life, life
imprisonment or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and
a fine;
(b) in the event of the possibility of disempowerment or deprival of
capacity of any organ of the body, imprisonment for a term not
exceeding ten years and a fine; and
(c) in other conditions, imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years
or a fine or both.
(3) Except as mentioned in Sub-sections (1) and (2), a person who commits
any act contrary to this Act or the Rules framed under this Act shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding
Five Thousand Rupees ? or both.