Section 14

(b) If the person behind harrassment, intimidation or violence is a private individual, the Committee after examination of complaint and providing opportunity of hearing to both the parties shall be punished with the penalty which may extend to twenty five thousand Rupees which shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue;

(2) Whoever prevents or obstructs, actively or in any way, the registration of a person entitled to registration as a Media person under this Act after providing opportunity of hearing to both the parties shall be punished by the committee with penalty which may extend to Twenty Five thousand rupees which shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) and (2), no punishment shall be made against any member of the Authority under this Section for anything done or purported to be done by them in the discharge of his official duties;

Provided, nothing contained in this section shall render any person liable to punishment if he proves that the misconduct was committed with out his knowledge or was done inadvertently