Wilful verification or disclosure in contravention of law.

(1) If any Inspector or any other officer exersing powers under this Act or any rule made thereunder wilfulJy verifies or stamps any weight or measure in contra- vention of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made thereunder, he shall, for every such offence, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. (2) If any Inspector or other officer who enters into any presmises in the course of his duty wi1fully discloses except in the perforrnence of such duty, to any person any information obtained by him from such premises with regard to an)' trade secret or any secret in relation to any manufacturing process, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.