Punishment for contravention of provisions of Section

Whoever contravene the provisions of Section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rupees Twenty Five Thousand: Provided that whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3 in respect of a minor, a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rupees Fifty Thousand: Provided further that whosoever intends to marry a person of any religion other than the religion professed by him and conceals his religion in such a manner that the other person whom he intends to marry, believes that his religion is truly the one professed by him shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rupees Fifty Thousand: Provided further that whosoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3 in respect of mass conversion shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than Five years but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rupees One Lakh: Provided also that in the case of a second or subsequent offence mentioned in this section is committed, the term of the imprisonment shall not be less than five years but may extend to ten years and also with fine. Explanation.—Mass conversion means a conversion wherein more than two persons are converted at the same time.