Penalty for false statement

Penalty for false statement.—

1. (1) If any person or an agency required to make a statement under this Act or the rules made thereunder makes a false statement or suppresses a material fact, he shall be punishable with penalty as may be prescribed.
2. (2) Where the person or an agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1), the same shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue, and the hoarding shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.