Penalty for false information, mala fide action, etc

Penalty for false information, mala fide action, etc.

1. (1) If any person provides any false information, knowing it to be false or having reason to believe it to be false, or suppresses any material information, required under this Act to be provided, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
2. (2) If any person, who is required to perform any duty or discharge any function under this Act, initiates or causes to be initiated any mala fide action in the process of land acquisition, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.