Section 30 Drugs And Costmetics Act, Sec 30 of DCA
Next : Section 31 –> | <– Previous : Section 29
7[30. Penalty for subsequent offences.— 8[(1) Whoever having been convicted of an offence,—
(a) under clause (b) of section 27 is again convicted of an offence under that clause, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall 9[not be less than seven years but which may extend to ten years and with fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees]: Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of 10[less than seven years and of fine of less than one lakh rupees];
(b) under clause (c) of section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which 11[shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than three lakh rupees.]
(c) under clause (d) of section 27, is again convicted of an offence under that clause shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to four years or with fine which shall not be less than 12[fifty thousand rupees], or with both.]
1[(1A) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 27A is again convicted under that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to 2[two thousand rupees], or with both.]
(2) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under 3*** section 29 is again convicted of an offence under the same section shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 4[two years, or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees or with both.]]
Next : Section 31 –> | <– Previous : Section 29