(1) Whoever contravenes any provision of any of the sections, sub-sections or clauses mentioned in the first column of the following Table shall, on conviction, for each such offence, be punishable with fine which may extend to the amount mentioned in that behalf in the third column of the said Table.
Explanation.-The entries in the second column of the said Table headed "subject" are not intended as the definitions of offences described in the sections, sub-sections and clauses mentioned in the first column, or even as abstracts of those sections, sub-sections and clauses, but are inserted merely as references to the subjects of the sections, sub-sections and clauses, the numbers of which are given in the first column.
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(2) An offence for the contravention of the provisions of section 2[14, 16 or 36] shall be cognizable.
Explanation.-The entries in the second column of the said Table headed "subject" are not intended as the definitions of offences described in the sections, sub-sections and clauses mentioned in the first column, or even as abstracts of those sections, sub-sections and clauses, but are inserted merely as references to the subjects of the sections, sub-sections and clauses, the numbers of which are given in the first column.
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| Section, sub-section or clause. | Subject | Fine which may be imposed. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Section 13 | Recovery of rent by way of crop-share or in excess of commuted cash-rent. | 1,000 |
| Section 14 | Receipt of rent in form of labour or service | 1,000 |
| Section 16 | Levy of cess, rate, vero, huk, tax or service which has been abolished. | 1,000 |
| Section 32 | Failure to give written receipt for the amount of rent received. | 100 |
| Section 36 | Taking possession of land or dwelling house contrary to section 36. | 1,000 |
| 1* * * |
(2) An offence for the contravention of the provisions of section 2[14, 16 or 36] shall be cognizable.
Source footnotes
1. Entry relating to section 93 was deleted by Mah. 41 of 1966, s. 334, (Schedule K).2. These figures and word were substituted for the figures and word "14 or 16" by Bom. 4 of 1960, s. 14.
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