law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  18. Punishment for contravention in
  
  relation to opium poppy and opium.
  Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act, or any
  
  rule or order made or condition of license granted thereunder cultivates the
  
  opium poppy or produces, manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports,
  
  imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses opium shall be punishable with
  
  rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but
  
  which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall
  
  not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees:
  Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded
  
  in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees.