HPPSCP Act 7Chapter II · Offences Relating to Work
Section 7 · Punishment for surreptitious sale of supplied material by contractor
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- Whoever, being a contractor under a works contract, sells or otherwise transfers cement, steel, iron, or any other material supplied by the works department for the work as per specifications, instead of properly utilising the same in the work or instead of returning the unused or excess material back to the works department, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 3 years
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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