Section 9
Penalty
9. Penalty :
(1) If any person having the duty to supply any information or details pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5, commits any of the following offences, the person shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months 5 or both punishments for each offence:
(a) 6 Deliberately withholding or refusing to supply such information or details within the prescribed time-limit;
or
(b) Deliberately giving or causing to give false information or details.
Provided that, if any offence punishable under this Sub-section is committed by any company or body corporate, except when it is proved that the offence was committed without their knowledge or that they had
done their utmost to prevent such an offence, the director, manager, secretary or any other officer or representative of such a company or body shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Three Hundred Rupees or of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding Three months or the both punishments.
(2) Any person who causes obstruction to the exercise of powers by the Director General or any other officer authorized by him or her under Section 6 to make entry into any house or land pursuant to Clause (a) of
the same Section, or deliberately refuses to produce any document or article required to be produced pursuant to Clause (b) of the same Section, or refuses to answer any queries or deliberately gives false answers to
queries made pursuant to Clause (c) of the same Section shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to One Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding One month or the both punishments.
(2a) 7 Any person or organization who otherwise collects statistics without obtaining prior permission in accordance with Section 7A. or who collects statistics in contravention of the methodology or terms and conditions specified while giging permission or who makes use of any statistics or publisheds it without obtaining prior authentication pursuant to Section 7B. before using or publishing the same and any person who publishes the same shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Thousand Rupees for each such offence.
Provided that, if any offence punishable under this Sub-section is committed by any body corporate, the general manager or manager or the chief of the body concerned shall be liable to punishement for such an
offence except where such a manager or chief proves that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge.
(3) In cases where the Director General or any officer of the Bureau or any officer authorized under this Act commits any of the following offences, he or she shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months or both punishments for each such offence:
(a) Publishing any information or details or any part thereof in contravention of Section 8; or
(b) Failing to carry out or refusing to carry out any order issued in pursuant of this Act or the Rules framed
under this Act, or failing to exercise due care or show promptness in the carrying out of such order; or
(c) Destroying statistical records negligently or deliberately or otherwise causing damage to such records in any other manner, or forging or using in any other manner such records so as to cause wrong results
or using such records for his or her personal gains or unauthorized purpose.
(4) Any person who obtains information or details from any authorized officer or any officer of the Bureau in contravention of Section 8 shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months or both punishments.
Provided that, if the information so obtained has been published as well, he or she shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Five months or both
punishments.
(5) Any person who induces the general public not to obey any order issued pursuant to this Act or not to supply information or details lawfully demanded by any authorized officer, or not to answer any questions put to
them by such an officer shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Five months 8 or both punishments.
(1) If any person having the duty to supply any information or details pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5, commits any of the following offences, the person shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months 5 or both punishments for each offence:
(a) 6 Deliberately withholding or refusing to supply such information or details within the prescribed time-limit;
or
(b) Deliberately giving or causing to give false information or details.
Provided that, if any offence punishable under this Sub-section is committed by any company or body corporate, except when it is proved that the offence was committed without their knowledge or that they had
done their utmost to prevent such an offence, the director, manager, secretary or any other officer or representative of such a company or body shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Three Hundred Rupees or of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding Three months or the both punishments.
(2) Any person who causes obstruction to the exercise of powers by the Director General or any other officer authorized by him or her under Section 6 to make entry into any house or land pursuant to Clause (a) of
the same Section, or deliberately refuses to produce any document or article required to be produced pursuant to Clause (b) of the same Section, or refuses to answer any queries or deliberately gives false answers to
queries made pursuant to Clause (c) of the same Section shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to One Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding One month or the both punishments.
(2a) 7 Any person or organization who otherwise collects statistics without obtaining prior permission in accordance with Section 7A. or who collects statistics in contravention of the methodology or terms and conditions specified while giging permission or who makes use of any statistics or publisheds it without obtaining prior authentication pursuant to Section 7B. before using or publishing the same and any person who publishes the same shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Thousand Rupees for each such offence.
Provided that, if any offence punishable under this Sub-section is committed by any body corporate, the general manager or manager or the chief of the body concerned shall be liable to punishement for such an
offence except where such a manager or chief proves that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge.
(3) In cases where the Director General or any officer of the Bureau or any officer authorized under this Act commits any of the following offences, he or she shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months or both punishments for each such offence:
(a) Publishing any information or details or any part thereof in contravention of Section 8; or
(b) Failing to carry out or refusing to carry out any order issued in pursuant of this Act or the Rules framed
under this Act, or failing to exercise due care or show promptness in the carrying out of such order; or
(c) Destroying statistical records negligently or deliberately or otherwise causing damage to such records in any other manner, or forging or using in any other manner such records so as to cause wrong results
or using such records for his or her personal gains or unauthorized purpose.
(4) Any person who obtains information or details from any authorized officer or any officer of the Bureau in contravention of Section 8 shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Two Hundred Rupees or of
imprisonment for a term not exceeding Two months or both punishments.
Provided that, if the information so obtained has been published as well, he or she shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Five months or both
punishments.
(5) Any person who induces the general public not to obey any order issued pursuant to this Act or not to supply information or details lawfully demanded by any authorized officer, or not to answer any questions put to
them by such an officer shall be liable to punishment of a fine of up to Five Hundred Rupees or of imprisonment for a term not exceeding Five months 8 or both punishments.