Penalty on owner abetting offence

Penalty on owner abetting offence.--If the owner of the place in which any treasure is found abets, within the meaning of the Ranbir Penal Code, any offence under section 24, the treasure, or the money in lieu thereof to which he would be entitled, shall vest in [the Government] and he shall, on conviction before [a Judicial Magistrate], be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.