Penalty for failure to take precautions

Whoever fails without reasonable cause to comply with any of the requirements specified in section 23 or section 26 or makes any false declaration towards compliance of fire prevention and life safety measure or of a direction issued in this behalf shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with both and where the offence is a continuing one with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.