Penalties

(1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section 4, 5, 6, 6A 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, x x x 25 and 39, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine, which, for a first offence, may extend to Rs. 1,000 and, for a second or any subsequent offence, may extend to Rs. 2,000. (2) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of sections 8, 17, 29 and 34 shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine which may extend to Rs. 250. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sections 24 and 25 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000, but which may extend to Rs. 20,000 or with both, for the first offence and for the second and subsequent offences, he shall be punishable with imprisonment of a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year.