Enhanced punishment for second or subsequent offences.

Whoever, having

been convicted by a Court, of an offence punishable under this Act, again commits the same offence, shall be punishable for every such subsequent offence,—

1. (a) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (4) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, but which shall not be less than six months, and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees;
2. (b) in respect of any offence referred to in sub- section (2) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to three years, but it shall not be less than one year with fine which may extend to one lakh and fifty thousand rupees;
3. (c) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (3) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[three years, but it shall not be less than one year, and with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees], and with fine which may extends to thirty-five thousand rupees;
4. (d) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (4) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, but which shall not be less than six months, and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees ;
5. (e) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (5) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to one year, but it shall not be less than six months with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees.