Punishment in certain cases

(1) Whoever, in contravention of any provisions of the Act, brings or removes or attempts by any means whatever to bring or remove, into or from any prison, or supplies or attempts to supply to any prisoner outside the limits of a prison, any prohibited article, and any officer or member of staff of a prison who, contrary to any rule, knowingly suffers any such article to be brought into or removed from any prison, to be possessed by any prisoner, or to be supplied to any prisoner outside the limits of a prison, and whoever contrary to any rule, communicates or attempts to communicate with any prisoner and whoever abets any offence made punishable by this section, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to fine not exceeding Rs. 10,000 or with both. (2) Whoever, being a prisoner or a visitor, or a prison official, is found in possession of an electronic communication or other equipment inside the prison against the provisions of the Act or rules, or found to be manipulating, damaging or destroying any equipment, electronic or otherwise, in the prison, shall on conviction, before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or fine not exceeding Rs. 10,000 or with both. (3) The offences mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2) above, shall be cognizable and non-bailable.