CHAPTER-VI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 53: Offences to be bailable etc

The Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011

How current this text is

Authoritative English text as published by India Code for the Government of Himachal Pradesh, with amendments up to H.P. Act No. 10 of 2024, in force from 1 April 2025.

All offences punishable under this Act shall be bailable within the meaning of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:

Provided that the offences punishable under the first proviso and second proviso of sub-section (1) of section 39, and sections 40 and 41 of this Act shall be ¹[cognizable and] non-bailable.

Footnotes in the official text

1.The words “cognizable and” inserted vide H.P. Act No. 10 of 2024.