Punishment for offences under this Act.

[The original text of section 10 is not provided in the snippet, only the heading] (1) Any person or persons resorting to unfair means and offences under this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than three years but which may extend to five years and with fine up to ten lakh rupees. In case of default of payment of fine, an additional punishment of imprisonment shall be imposed, as per the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023). (2) The service provider shall also be liable to be punished with imposition of a fine up to one crore rupees and proportionate cost of examination shall also be recovered from such service provider and he shall also be barred from being assigned with any responsibility for the conduct of any public examination for a period of four years. (3) Where it is established during the investigation that offence under this Act has been committed with the consent or connivance of any Director, Senior Management or the persons in- charge of the service provider firm, he shall be liable for imprisonment for a term not less than three years but which may extend to ten years and with fine of one crore rupees. In case of default of payment of fine, an additional punishment of imprisonment shall be imposed as per the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023). (4) Nothing contained in this section shall render any such person liable to any punishment under the Act, if he proves, that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vuqfpr lk/kuksa vkSj vijk/kksa esa lafyIr O;fDr ,sls dkjkokl ls ftldh vof/k rhu o’kZ ls de ugha gksxh fdarq tks ikap o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vkSj tqekZus ls] tks nl yk[k #Ik;s rd dk gks ldsxk] ls nafMr fd;k tk,xkA tqekZus ds lank; esa O;frØe dh n'kk esa dkjkokl dh vfrfjDr vof/k Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk] 2023 1/42023 dk 45½ ds miCkU/kksa ds vuqlkj vf/kjksfir dh tk,xhA lsok iznkrk ,d djksM+ #Ik;s rd ds tqekZus ds vf/kjksi.k ls Hkh naMuh; gksxk vkSj ijh{kk dh lekuqikfrd ykxr dks Hkh ,sls lsok iznkrk ls olwy fd;k tk,xk vkSj og dksbZ yksd ijh{kk lapkfyr djus ds fy, fdlh mŸkjnkf;Ro ds lkSais tkus ij pkj o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy, jksd fn;k tk,xkA tgka vUos’k.k ds nkSjku ;g lkfcr dj fn;k tkrk gS fd bl vfèkfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ vijk/k lsok iznkrk QeZ ds fdlh funs'kd] T;s’B izcaèku ;k mlds Hkkjlk/kd O;fDr;ksa dh lgefr ;k EkkSukuqdwyrk ls dkfjr fd;k x;k gS] og ,sls dkjkokl ls ftldh vof/k rhu o’kZ ls de dh ugha gksxh fdarq tks nl o’kZ rd dh gks ldsxh vkSj ,d djksM+ #Ik;s ds tqekZus dk Hkh nk;h gksxkA tqekZus ds lank; esa O;frdze dh n'kk esa dkjkokl dh vfrfjDr vof/k Hkkjrh; U;k; lafgrk] 2023 1/42023 dk 45½ ds miCkU/kksa ds vuqlkj vf/kjksfir dh tk,xhA bl /kkjk esa varfoZ’V dksbZ ckr fdlh ,sls O;fDr dks vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh naM dk nk;h ugha Bgjk,xh ;fn og lkfcr dj nsrk gS fd vijkèk mldh tkudkjh ds fcuk dkfjr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj mlus ,sls vijk/k dks dkfjr gksus ls fuokfjr djus ds fy, lHkh lE;d~ rRijrk cjrh FkhA