Any person who commences a strike which is illegal under this Act or goes or remains on, or otherwise takes part in, any such strike shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees, or with both.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and duration.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Laying of notification before each House of State Legislature.Section 4 · Power to prohibit strike in certain employments.Section 5 · Power to prohibit lock-out in certain establishments.Section 6 · Power to prohibit lay-off in certain establishments.Section 8 · Penalty for instigation.Section 9 · Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strike.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-08-25. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.