Penalty and Procedure

"12 Penalty and Procedure-

1. (1) Contravention of any provision or obstruction to the lawful exercise of any power conferred or abetment to such contravention or obstruction, under this Act or any Rule or order made there under shall constitute and offence and any person committing offence shall be punishable with imprisonment for a period which may extend to two years or fine which may extend to Ten Thousand Rupees, or with both.
2. (2) Proceeding for punishment under subsection
3. (1) shall neither be initiated nor any Court shall take cognizance of such offence except on a report in writing of the facts constituting

such an offence made by the competent authority with the previous sanction of the State

Government.

1. (3) No Court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence defined under subsection (1)"