Supreme Court of India

Puranmall Agarwalla v. The State of Orissa

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Decided 19 August 1958

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The appellant was caught while he was himself transporting opium. He was convicted under s. 9(a) of the Opium Act for posession " of opium and under s. 9(b) of the Act for " transport of opium and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months under each count, the sentences to run consecutively. The appellant contended that " transport " included " possession " and so the double punishment for possession and transport was not warranted by law : Held, that possession of opium and transport of opium are two separate offences and the appellant could be convicted for 1163 both…

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