Punishment for offences.

(1) If an organiser organises a Mela without permission, or even after the permission granted is revoked, he shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or both. (2) If any organiser disobeys the terms and conditions of the permission, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or both. (3) If any kind of loss of life is caused due to negligence of organiser during organising a Mela, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. (4) If any person who carries out any unauthorised construction within the Mela area without any permission or violates the terms and conditions of such business licence during the Mela period or contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder shall be punishable with a simple imprisonment, which may extend to three months or fine or both. (5) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint made by the Mela Magistrate.