Penalty

(1) Any appointing authority or officer or employee entrusted with the responsibility under sub-section (1) of Section 4, willfully acts in manner to contravene or defeat the purposes of this Act shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 3 months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 20,000 or both; (2) No court shall take the cognizance of any offence under this section except with the previous sanction of the State Government or an officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government by order ; (3) An offence punishable under sub section (1) shall be tried summarily by a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of First class and provision of sub section (1) of Section 262, Section 263, Section 264 and Section 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall mutatis mutandis apply.