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31. Penalties,
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Every person who is guilty of an offence under this
Act shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magis-trate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment.