Whoever knowingly gives or causes to be given a false alarm of fire to the fire brigade of a municipality or corporation or to any officer or fireman thereof whether by means of a street fire-alarm, statement, message or otherwise, or with intent to give such false alarm, wilfully breaks the glass of, or otherwise damages a street fire-alarm, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to 1[three hundred rupees] or with both.
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1. These words were substituted for the words "one hundred rupees" by Mah. 40 of 2000, s. 18.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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