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Monday, 24 October 2022

Section 147 of MCS ACT 1960 : Punishments for offences under section 146

Section 147 : Punishments for offences under section 146

Every society, officer or past officer, member or past member, employee or past employee of a society, or any other person who commits an offence under section 146 shall, on conviction, be punished,—

(a) if it is an offence under clause (a) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to 3[five thousand rupees], or with both ;

(b) if it is an offence under clause (b) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 4[three years] or with fine which may extend to 5[fifteen thousand rupees], or with both ;

(c) if it is an offence under clause (c) of that section, with fine which may extend to 6[five thousand rupees] ;

(d) if it is an offence under clause (d) of that section, with fine which may extend to 1[five thousand rupees] ;

(e) if it is an offence under clause (e) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both ;

        (e-1) if it is an offence under clause (e-1) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to 3[fifteen thousand rupees], or with both ;

        (e-2) if it is an offence under clause (e-2) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to 4[fifteen thousand rupees], or with both ;]

(f) if it is an offence under clause (f) of that section, with fine which may extend to 5[five thousand rupees] ;

(g) if it is an offence under clause (g) of that section, with fine which may extend to 6[five thousand rupees] ;

(h) if it is an offence under clause (h) of that section, with fine which may extend to 7[five thousand rupees] ;

        (h-1) if it is an offence under clause (h-1) under that section, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees ;]

(i) if it is an offence under clause (i) of that section, with fine which may extend to 9[five thousand rupees] ;

(j) if it is an offence under clause (j) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to 10[five thousand rupees], or with both ;

(k) if it is an offence under clause (k) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to 11[ten thousand rupees], or with both ;

(l) if it is an offence under clause (l) of that section, with fine which may extend to 12[one thousand rupees] ;

13[(l-1) if it is an offence under clause (l-1) under that section, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees ;]

(m) if it is an offence under clause (m) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to 1[five thousand rupees], or with both ;

(n) if it is an offence under clause (n) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to 2[five thousand rupees], or with both ;

(o) if it is an offence under clause (o) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine 3[which may extend to ten thousand rupees], or with both ;

(p) if it is an offence under clause (p) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine 4[which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees], or with both ;

       (p-1) if it is an offence under clause (p-1) of that section, with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with both ;]

       (p-2) if it is an offfence under clause (p-2) of that section, with fine of rupees one hundred per day after the expiry of period as provided in sub-section (2) of section 154B-8, which may extend to five thousand rupees;]

(q) if it is an offence under clause (q) of that section, with fine which may extend to 7[one thousand rupees].