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Section 8: Penalty

The Goa Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1978State Act of Goa · Act 13 of 1978

(1) Whoever contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the provisions of section 3 or 5 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be guilty of an offence punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both.

(3) In any trial for an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) the burden of proving that the slaughtered cow belonged to the class specified in clause (a) or

(b) of sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be on the accused.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Goa Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1978
Section8
Marginal notePenalty
JurisdictionState of Goa
StatusIn force as published by the source

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