No employer shall, by reason only of his liability for any contribution payable under this Act, reduce, whether directly or indirectly the wages of any employee to which the employee is entitled under the terms of hii employment.
THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, .JULY 1, 1993 703
18. PEN ALT Y :
Whoever mak es default in deposit of any contr ibu tions or tra nsfer the Fu nd created or fail s to assign Policy ob tai ned from Life Insuran ce Corporatio n of Ind ia or fails to deposit the ins talme nt allowed un de r thi s Act an d the schem e or com rav ene s any of the prov ision s of the Act and the schem e or fad s to comply with the dire ction cf Controll ing Au thoi ity , he sha ll be pun ish able with impri son ment for a term which shal l no t ba ■ less th an six mo nth s bu t which may be extended to two yea rs or with fine which sha ll no t be less ti a n ten thou sand rup ees bu t which may be extend ed to twenty thousa nd rupe es or with bo th and in case of a con tinuin g offence with a fu rth er fi n e which n ay extend up to one thousand rup ees fo r e ’ch day during which the offence con tinu es.
Cognizance 19. 11) No Co ur t shal l tak e cognizan ce of offence pun ishot ofF-nco a bls unde r the Act and Scheme save on a com pla int mad e by cr ue de r ’h au thoi ity of the Con trol ling Autho rity .
(7} No Co urt infer ior to that of a Magist iate of the Fi rs t Class sha ll try any offence p u ishabl e under thi s Act