section 16
Punishment for contravention of the provisions of Section 3
Chhattisgarh Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026General202631 sections6 chapters
Chapter IV OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Statutory text
- (1) Any person contravening the provisions contained in sub-section
- (1) of Section 3 shall, without prejudice to any civil liability, be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to ten years and fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees; provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgment: Provided that, in case the said offence is committed in respect of a minor, a person of unsound mind or a woman or a person belonging to the Other Backward Classes or Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, the imprisonment shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees; provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgment: Provided further that, whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3 in respect of mass conversion shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall imprisonmemt for the remainder of that person's natural life, and fine which shall not be less than twenty-five lakh rupees; provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgement.
- (2) In case of offences in contravention of sub-section
- (1) of Section 3 by a public servant, the same shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees.
- (3) Any person contravening the provisions contained in sub-section
- (2) of Section 3 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 fine which shall not be less than twenty lakh rupees; provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgement.
- (4) Any person contravening the provisions contained in sub-section
- (3) of Section 3, 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 fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupees; provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgement: Provided that, such fine shall be reasonable and appropriate for medical expenses and rehabilitation of the victim.
- (5) Whoever, having previously been convicted for the offence under this Act, is again convicted of an offence punishable under this Act, shall, for every such subsequent offence, be liable to a punishment for life imprisonment, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of the person's natural life, provided that court may, reduce imprisonment for any adequate or special reasons to be recorded in the judgment.
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