TVAT Act 59Chapter VIII · Offences and Penalties
Section 59 · Offences of obstructing the authority
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- Any dealer who obstructs the authority prescribed in the performance of his duties under the Act shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to six months and with fine.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Statutory minimum
- 1 month
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- 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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