FC Act 48Chapter VII · Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 48 · Penalty
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- Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, any contravention of any of the provisions of the Act shall be punishable with imprisonment, of either description, for a term which may extend to two years and fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 2 years
- Fine
- ₹2,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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