Penalty for refusing to render compulsory service.

(1) Any person liable to render compulsory service under this Act who refuses or neglects to render such service or fails to comply with any direction of the Development Officer for rendering such service, shall, on conviction [x x x x x] be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. (2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the Second Class shall try an offence under sub-section (1). (3) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under sub-section (1) except upon complaint in writing made by the Development Officer. (4) The Development Officer shall accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed an offence under this section a sum of five rupees per day by way of composition for the offence which such person is suspected to have committed, and on the payment of such sum to such officer the person suspected, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person.