Penalty for disobedience of orders of revenue officer and for interpolation etc. in the Kisan Pass Book.

(1) If any person fails or refuses to produce a Kisan Pass Book demand by a revenue officer or interpolate or erase anything in the Kisan Pass Book with an intent to defraud any authority under the Act or makes any false statement knowing or having reasons to believe the same to be false or which he does not believe to be true with a view to gain wrongfully, shall be liable to be punished with an imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under subsection (1) except on a complaint made by the revenue officer. However, financial institutions may inform the revenue officer about any tampering within the Kisan Pass Book coming to their notice. Each page of the Kisan Pass Book will be serially numbered and name of the Kisan written on each page to avoid tampering with.