Offences

Whosoever— (a) whose duty is to perform the rituals of the Mandir or puja archana of the deity raises any claim, or dispute and fails or refuses to perform such duties, knowing or having reasons to believe that the non-performance of the said duties would cause delay in the performance of the rituals or puja archana of the deity or harassment to the public or any section thereof entitled to worship in the Mandir or fails to comply with orders of the Administrator directing him to perform, without prejudice to the results of a regular adjudication of such doubts or disputes, such persons or any other person in name; (b) unauthorisedly performs any rituals, puja, Archana to any deity within the premises of the Mandir; or (c) voluntarily causes obstruction by use of force or otherwise to any "pujari", "panda" or "sevak" in the due performance of his duties; or (d) wilfully does any act whereby the "puja" of the Mandir is defiled; (e) unauthorisedly exhibits any "thali" or other receptacle in such manner as might reasonably induce any person to place any offering whether in cash or in kind, in such "thali" or other receptacle or solicits money in any other manner whatsoever; or (f) not being authorised by the Committee or the Administrator interferes with the movement of persons or with any regulatory measures therefor within the premises of the Mandir; (g) forcibly enters into any place within the Mandir when such entrance is prohibited under any law or custom or under any lawful Order passed by the Committee or the Administrator; or (h) takes, inside the premises of the Mandir any Article knowing that the taking of such article is prohibited under any law or custom or by any declaration made and published in the prescribed manner by the Committee with due regard to the prevailing custom, public health, morality or the religious sentiment of the public; shall, without prejudice to any other action taken against him under any other provisions of this Act, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.