The penalty for first conviction is imprisonment for 6 months or fine or both. For subsequent conviction, the penalty is imprisonment for one year or fine or both.
Penalties
The penalty for
first conviction is imprisonment for 6 months or fine or both. For subsequent
conviction, the penalty is imprisonment for one year or fine or both.
The
Gazzetted Officer authorized by State Government can enter and search at all
reasonable times with assistants, if any, where he has reason to believe that an
offence to violation of this Act is taking place, :.eize any advertisement
which he/she believes is in controvention with the provision of the Act and
report of such a seizure to the magistrate and take his/her orders as to the
custody thereof. The Gazzetted Officer can examine any record, register,
document or any other objectionable material.
If the offence is
committed by a company or institution, all the directors of the company or the
persons present at the site of offence are liable to be prosecuted.
Nothing
of this Act applies to a person who proves his innocence in the court or who
proves his genuine efforts to stop such an offence or if he proves his good
intentions to safeguard the provisions of this Act.
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