Penalty for furnishing false information or disobeying summons, requisition or other order or direction.

If any office bearer knowingly or willingly makes a false return or furnishes false information or wilfully or without any reasonable reason, disobeys any summons, requisition, or other lawful order or direction issued under the provisions of the Act or withholds or fails to furnish any information lawfully required from him by the District Registrar, Registrar or Registrar General or person authorised in this behalf under the provisions of the Act, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 5,000, and in the case of a continuing default or contravention, with fine which may extend to Rs. 100 for every day during which the default or contravention continues.