Penalty

(1) Whoever contravenes or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of section 3 or 5 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000 or with both. (2) Whoever fails to lodge the information in the manner and within the time stated in sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to Rs. 200 or with both. (3) In any trial for an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) the burden of proof that the slaughtered cow belonged to the class specified in Clause (a) or (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 4 shall be on the accused.