(1) Any parent against whom an order has been passed under section 6 and who, without reasonable excuse has failed to obey such order, shall on conviction before a Magistrate or a Gram Panchayat, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees.
(2) Any parent who having been convicted for an offence under subsection (1) continues to disobey the order passed under section 6 shall be liable to further fine which may extend to five rupees, for every day after the date of the first conviction during which he has been proved to have persisted in disobeying the order.
8. Penalty for employing child liable to attend primary school.
Any person who shall, during the prescribed hours of attendance at school, H. P.COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION ACT, 1997 4 utilize on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, in connection with any employment, whether for remuneration or not, the services of any child whose parent is required under the Act to cause him to attend a primary school, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate or a Gram Panchayat be liable to a fine not exceeding rupees five hundred.