Section 104
Punishment
(1) Any person who commits any of the following offenses shall beliable to the following punishment:-
a. In the case of commission of the offence as referred to in Clause (a) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine up to three times of the amount involved and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years,
b. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (b) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine up to two times of the amount involved and with an imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years,
c. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved, if any, shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine equal to the amount involved and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year,
d. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (h) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved, if any, shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a half of the punishment to be imposed on the principal offender.
(2) While ascertaining the amount involved for the purpose of Sub-Section (1), the amount shall be calculated taking into account the entire amount of transaction involved.
(3) While imposing fines for the offences as referred to in Clause (a) to (e) of Sub-Section (1), if the amount involved is identified, fines shall be imposed accordingly and if no such amount is identified, a fine ranging from one million to five million rupees will be imposed.
(4) In case of a person committing an offence as referred to in Sub-Section (3) of Section 103, the offender shall be punished with a fine equivalent to the involved amount and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
(5) In cases where an offence as referred to in Section 103 has been committed by any firm, company or institution, punishment according to this Section shall be imposed on the concerned Director, office bearer, employee or concerned person of the concerned firm, company, or institution and if such a concerned person could not be ascertained, punishment shall be imposed on the chief of the firm, company, or institution, as the case may be.
(6) If anyone is found to have committed any offence as referred to in Section 103 and the proceeds of the offence is found to have been kept or concealed in the name of himself/herself, any family member or relative or in the name of anyone else, such property and the property accrued therefrom shall also be confiscated.
a. In the case of commission of the offence as referred to in Clause (a) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine up to three times of the amount involved and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years,
b. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (b) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine up to two times of the amount involved and with an imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years,
c. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved, if any, shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine equal to the amount involved and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year,
d. In the case of commission of the offence referred to in Clause (h) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 103, the amount involved, if any, shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a half of the punishment to be imposed on the principal offender.
(2) While ascertaining the amount involved for the purpose of Sub-Section (1), the amount shall be calculated taking into account the entire amount of transaction involved.
(3) While imposing fines for the offences as referred to in Clause (a) to (e) of Sub-Section (1), if the amount involved is identified, fines shall be imposed accordingly and if no such amount is identified, a fine ranging from one million to five million rupees will be imposed.
(4) In case of a person committing an offence as referred to in Sub-Section (3) of Section 103, the offender shall be punished with a fine equivalent to the involved amount and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
(5) In cases where an offence as referred to in Section 103 has been committed by any firm, company or institution, punishment according to this Section shall be imposed on the concerned Director, office bearer, employee or concerned person of the concerned firm, company, or institution and if such a concerned person could not be ascertained, punishment shall be imposed on the chief of the firm, company, or institution, as the case may be.
(6) If anyone is found to have committed any offence as referred to in Section 103 and the proceeds of the offence is found to have been kept or concealed in the name of himself/herself, any family member or relative or in the name of anyone else, such property and the property accrued therefrom shall also be confiscated.