OOCH Act 24Chapter V · Miscellaneous
Section 24 · Penalties
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Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or of any
rule, regulation, direction or order thereunder or any of the conditions of a certificate shall be
punishable in the case of a first offence with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with
fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees or with both, and in the case of a second or
subsequent offence, with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may
extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
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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