Punishment for crime

(1) If any examinee is caught cheating himself or causing another examinee to cheat in a competitive examination (online and offline) or to have indulged in unfair means as defiied under section 2(g)(1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment of either discription for a term which shall not be less than three yers but which may extend to five years and with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 5,00,000 shall be punishable and in default of payment of fine, such examinee shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of fifteen months: Provided that if any examinee is found again (second time) cheating himself and causing another examinee to cheat in any competitive examination (online and offline) or to have indulged in unfair means as defined under section 2(g)(1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment of either discription fof a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twelve years and with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 10,00,000 shall be punishable and in default of payment of fine, such examinee shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of thirty-six months. (2) If any person, printing press, service provider contracted or ordered for examination, management for conducting examination, limited liability partnership firm, any person and organization authorized to keep and transport the examination material, any employee of the Examination Authority, limited liability participator, coaching centre or any other institution has indulged in conspiracy or otheriwise unfair means as defined in clause 2(g)(2) attempts to bè so or contravenes or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a tern which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to life imprisonment and shall be punished with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 1,00,00,000 but which may extend to Rs. 10,00,00,000 and in default öf payment of fine, such person shall be punishable with a tern of three years. (3) If any person in an organized crime conspire with the examination authority or otherwise indulge in unfair means or contravenes or abets to contravene any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to be imprisonment of either discription for a term which shall not be less than ten years and may extend up to life imprisonment and with fine which shall not be [provided text truncated in source; section text continues].