Lawgist14Penalties
1[(1) Whoever employs any child or permits any child to work in contravention of the provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided that the parents or guardians of such children shall not be punished unless they permit such child for commercial purposes in contravention of the provisions of section 3.
(1A) Whoever employs any adolescent or permits any adolescent to work in contravention of the provisions of section 3A shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided that the parents or guardians of such adolescent shall not be punished unless they permit such adolescent to work in contravention of the provisions of section 3A.
(1B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (1A) the parents or guardians of any child or adolescent referred to in section 3 or section 3A, shall not be liable for punishment, in case of the first offence.]
2[(2) Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 3 or section 3A commits a like offence afterwards, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years.
(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the parents or guardian having been convicted of an offence under section 3 or section 3A, commits a like offence afterwards, he shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.]
(3) Whoever--
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(d) fails to comply with or contravenes any other provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder,
shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
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1. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
2. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
3. Clauses (a), (b) and (c) omitted by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).
- 14 Penalties
- 14A Offences to be Congnizable
- 14B Child and Adolescent Labour Rehabilitation Fund
- 14C Rehabilitation of rescued child or adolescent
- 14D Compounding of offences
- 15 Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties
- 16 Procedure relating to offences
- 17 Appointment of Inspectors
- 17A District Magistrate to implement the provisions
- 17B Inspection and monitoring
- 18 Power to make rules
- 19 Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature
- 20 Certain other provisions of law not barred
- 21 Power to remove difficulties
- 22 Repeal and savings
- 23 Repealed
