Penalty

(1) Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the provisions of sections 3, 4A, 4B or 5 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine which may extend to Rs. 25,000 rupees, or with both. (2) Whoever fails to lodge the information in the manner and within the time stated in sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both. (3) In any trial for an offence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) the burden of proving that the slaughtered cow belonged to the class specified in clauses (a) or (b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be on the accused.