The Contonments Act 1910, 15 of 1910, (Rep., Act 2 of 1924) · 11 — .

Section 10. Police

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. Police. CEAPTER `1x1.` f 1. Unauthorised sale of spirituous liquor or intoxicating drug. `12.` Unauthorised possession of spirituous liquor. 13. Arrast SECTIONS. 13. Arrest of persons and seizure and confiscation of things for offences >against the two last foregoing sections. 14. Saving of articlea sold or supplied for medicinal purposes. CHAPTER `IT.` Taxation. 15. General of taxation. 16. Extension of Act XX of 1856 to certain cantonments. 17. Restriction of power of taxation in cantonments in which Act XX of 1856 is in force. 18. Power to prohihit or exempt from taxation. Cantonment Fund. 19. Cantonment fund. 20. Custody of cantonment fund. 21. Vesting and management of cantonment fund. 22. Acquisition of imlnoveable property at cost of cantonment lund. for K `2` 232 [ A C T X V .. Cantonnaants. _(Chapter III 10. (1) The police-force employed in a canton- PoIice- ment beyond the limits of a Presidency town shall, I for K `2` 232 [ A C T X V .. Cantonnaants. (Chapter III.--Spirituous Liquors and Intoxicating Drugs.) for the purposes of the Madras District Police Act, XXIV of 1859, or the Police Act, 1861, or the Bornbay Dist~ict \8t;'1861. Police Act, 1890, as the case may be, be deemed. to Born. I V 04 be part of the general police-establishment under the '890' superintendence of the Local Government in whose territories the cantonment is situated. (2) The area comprised within the limits of a cantonment shall be deemed to be a town for the purposes of section 34 of the Police Act, 1861. v of 1861. CHAPTER 111. for K `2` 232 [ A C T X V .. Cantonnaants. _(Chapter III Unauthorised 11.-If within a cantonment, or within such sale of spirituous liquor limits around a cantonment as the Local Government or intoxioat- may, by notification in the official Gazette, prescribe ing drug. in this behalf, any erson not subject to military law or any person su ! Sect tc ailitary law otherwise than as an officer or soldier knowingly barters, sells or supplie, or offers or attempts to barter, sell or supply, any spirituous liquor or intoxicating drug to or for the use of any soldier or follower or soldier's wife, without 'the written permission sf the commanding officer of the cantonment or of some person authorised by the commanding officer to grant such permission, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extena to three months, or with both. Unauthorised sale of spirituous liquor or intoxioating drug. Unauthorised 12, If within a cantonment, or within such possession of limits around a cantonment as the Local Government liquor. may, by notification in the official Gazette, prescribe in this behalf,- - (a) any person subject to military law otherwise than `as` Itn officer or soldier, or - (b) the wife or servant of any such person or of a soldier, ha3 (Chapter III.-Spirituous Liquors and Intox$cating ' Drugs.) for K `2` 232 [ A C T X V .. Cantonnaants. _(Chapter III has in his or her possession except on behalf of the Uoverninent or for the private use of an oll[icer more than one quart of any spirituous liquor other than fermented malt-liquor without the wsifien permission of the commanding officer of the cantonment or of some person authorised by the commanding officer - to grant such permission, he or she shall be punishable in the case of a first offence against this section with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, and in the case of a subsequent offence against this section with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months. without an order from a Magistrate and without a `13.` (1) Any police-officer or excise-officer may, sons Arrest and of ,,,. seiz- perwarrant, arrest any person whom he finds commit- !;y+&~;~g ting an offence against section 11 or section 12, and may seize and detain any spirit-uous liquor or intoxi- against two last the catiag drug in respect of which such an offence has foregoing 800. been committed, land any vessels or coverings intions. which the liquor or drug is contained. sons and seiz- per- per,,,. seiz- per!;y+&~;~g against two last the two last the last the the ' (2) Wlhere a person accused of an offence against for K `2` 232 [ A C T X V .. Cantonnaants. _(Chapter III section 11 has been prev,iously convicted of an offence against that section, an officer in charge of a policestation may, with the written permission of a Magistrate, seize and detain any spirituous liquor or intoxicating drug within the cantonment, or within the limits prescribed under section 11, which at the time of the alleged commission of the subsequent offence belonged to, or was in the possession of, the person. (8) The Court convicting a person of an offence against section 11 or section 12 may order the confiscatioli of the whole or any part of anything seized under sub-section (I) or sub-section (2). (4) Subject to the provisions of. Chapter XLIII pf the Code of Criminal Procedure, `189B,` anything seized under sub-section (1) or siub-section (2) and not (Chapler III.-Spirituous Liquors and Intoxicating Drugs. Chapter I V.-l'mation and Canton- ment Fund.) liot confiscated under sub-section (8) shall `be` restored to the person from whom it was taken. saving of 14. The foregoing provisions of this Chapter o artiolea sold shall not apply to the sale or supply of any article . for medicinal for medicinal purposes by a medical practitioner, purposes, chemist or druggist,. I CHXPTER IV. General axation. Tarnation.

Source: India Code