LawgistThe Factories Act
95Penalty for obstructing Inspector
Whoever wilfully obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Act, or fails to produce on demand by an Inspector any registers or other documents in his custody kept in pursuance of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, or conceals or prevents any worker in a factory from appearing before, or being examined by, an Inspector, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[six months] or with fine which may extend to 2[ten thousand rupees] or with both.
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1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 32, for "three months" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
2. Subs. by s. 32, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- 92 General penalty for offences
- 93 Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
- 94 Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
- 95 Penalty for obstructing Inspector
- 96 Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91
- 96A Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H
- 97 Offences by workers
- 98 Penalty for using false certificate of fitness
- 99 Penalty for permitting double employment of child
- 100 Repealed
- 101 Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases
- 102 Power of Court to make orders
- 103 Presumption as to employment
- 104 Onus as to age
- 104A Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
- 105 Cognizance of offence
- 106 Limitation of prosecutions
- 106A Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence
