Penalty

(1 ) Ally pcrscn ilavlng :ittailled the age of pcaalty. sixteen y1:ut.s who after the cotnnlcncement of this Act perform\, permits. ~alies p:r~.L in, or alxts tlic per- f < ) ~ permance of' an)* ceremony or act for dcdic;lting a woman ns a ticvadasi or any ccremony or act or the nature refcrrcd to in section 3, sub-sect'ion (2), shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 500, or with both. Explanation.-The person referred to in this sec- tion shall include the woman in respect of whom such ceremony or act is performed. (2) Any person having attzined the age of six- teen years who dances in contravention of the pro- visions of section 3, sub-section (3), or who abets dancing in contravention of the said provisions, shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 500, or with both.