Punishment for contravention of provisions of Section 3

(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of Section 3 shall, without prejudice to any civil liability, be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less then Rs. 25,000: Provided that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of a minor, a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall be not less than Rs. 25,000: Provided further that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in the respect of mass conversion shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than Rs. 50,000. (2) The Court shall also grant appropriate compensation payable by the accused to victims of said conversion which may extend maximum to Rs. 5,00,000 and shall be in addition to fine. (3) Whoever having been previously convicted of an offence under this Act is again convicted of an offence punishable under this Act, shall be liable for every such subsequent offence to punishment not exceeding double the punishment provided therefore under this Act.