Punishment

(1) Whosoever contravenes the provisions of this Act and rules framed thereunder, except the offence of sacrilege of the Saroop(s) of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to five years and with fine, which may extend to Rs. 10,00,000. (2) Any person who commits an offence of sacrilege of the Saroop(s) of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib under this Act shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rs. 2,00,000 but which may extend to Rs. 10,00,000. (3) Any person who in criminal conspiracy commits an offence of sacrilege of the Saroop(s) of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib under this Act with the intention to disrupt peace or communal harmony shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rs. 5,00,000 but which may extend to Rs. 25,00,000. (4) Any person who abets the commission of an offence under this Act shall be liable to the same punishment as provided for the offence so abetted. (5) Any person who attempts to commit an offence under this Act shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rs. 1,00,000 but which may extend to Rs. 3,00,000.