HPMC Act 237Chapter XIII · Procedure, Power of Entry and Inspection
Section 237 · Penalty for disobedience of orders of municipalities
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- Whoever disobeys any lawful direction of prohibition given by the municipality by public notice under this Act or any written notice lawfully issued by it thereunder, or fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission was given by the municipality to him under those powers shall, if the disobedience or omission is not an offence punishable under any other section, be punishable with a fine which shall not be less than twenty-five rupees and more than two hundred rupees, and, in the case of a continuing breach, with a further fine of ten rupees for every day after the first during which the breach continues.
The offence at a glance
- Fine
- ₹10
- 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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