Penalty.

(1) Any person who soon after the expiry of his term or resigning fr0111he office or removal from the office of Subhapati orUp-Sabhapari or Sachiva of Gram Panchayat 01' Adhakshya or Up-Adhukshya of Zilla Panchayat as the case may be, fails to hand over any. document or, any money or other properties vested in or belonging to, the Gram Panchayar or ZillaPanchayar, 'IS the case may be, which are in his possession or control, to his successor-in-office, shall Oil conviction, be punished with ~1fine which may extend to five hundred Rs. 500 and in the case of a continuing failure or contravention with an additional finewhich.may extend to fifty Rs. 50 for everyday after the first conviction during which he has persisted in tile failure or conrravenrion. (2) Any person who wil Iu 11)1 obstructs any member or-office bearer or servant of all Gram Panchaya t or a Zi lla Panchuyur, as the case may be, in the discharge of his duties or any thing which he is empowered to do shall, 01nconviction, be punished with a fine which may extend to five hundred Rs. 500. (3) Any person required by this Act or rules made thereunder to fun-ish any informarion fails to furnish such information or knowingly furnishes wrong information shall, on conviction, be punished witha fine which may extend to five hundred Rs. 500. (4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder for which-no penally is provided for under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred Rs. 200, or with both.