125. Obstructing justice

Commission, the Director-General or any officer or employee of the Commission or a person whose services are retained under section 27 with any injury to such member’s, the

Director-General’s or any other officer’s or employee’s or person’s body, mind or reputation in order to deter such member, Director-General, officer or employee or person from the performance of such member’s, the Director-General’s or any other officer’s, employee’s or the person’s duty under this Act commits an offence and shall, upon conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million rupees, and upon a second or subsequent conviction for an offence under this subsection shall, in addition to such fine, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.

General, any other officer or employee of the Commission or a person whose services are retained under section 27 in order to deter such member, Director-General, any other officer or employee of the Commission or a person whose services are retained under section 27 from the performance of their duty under this Act shall, upon conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine of not less than five hundred thousand rupees and not more than one million rupees or to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.