APFPEDA Act 24Chapter VI · Miscellaneous
Section 24 · Other penalties
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Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of
the provisions of this Act or of any rules made hereunder other than the provisions, the punishment for the
contravention whereof has been provided for in sections 19, 22 and 23, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees, or with both and in the case of a continuing contravention with an additional fine which may
extend to fifty rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the
first such contravention.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- ₹1,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- 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
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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