LM Act 31Chapter V · Offences and Penalties
Section 31 · Penalty for non-production of documents, etc
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Whoever, being required by or under this Act
or the rules made thereunder to submit returns, maintain any record or register, or being required by the
Director or the Controller or any legal metrology officer to produce before him for inspection any weight
or measure or any document, register or other record relating thereto, omits or fails without any
reasonable excuse, so to do, shall be punished with fine which may extend to 1[twenty-five thousand
rupees and for the second offence with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and for the third
and subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees].
The offence at a glance
- Fine
- ₹1,00,000
- 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
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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