Whoever, after the commencement of this Act, compels any person to render any bonded labour shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act to have overriding effect.Section 4 · Abolition of bonded labour system.Section 5 · Agreement, custom, etc., to be void.Section 6 · Liability to repay bonded debt to stand extinguished.Section 7 · Property of bonded labourer to be freed from mortgage, etc.Section 8 · Freed bonded labourer not to be evicted from homestead, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.