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Section 18: Penalties

The Himachal Pradesh Restriction of Habitual Offenders Act, 1973State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 9 of 1974

(1) Whoever being a person against whom an order of restriction under this Act has been passed, violates such order or any rule made under this Act, shall on conviction by a Magistrate of the first class be punished-

(a) on a first conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with both;

(b) on a second conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years;

(c) on any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years.

(2) In computing the period for which an order of restriction shall remain in force, any period of imprisonment undergone in execution of a sentence passed under sub-section (1) shall be excluded.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Himachal Pradesh Restriction of Habitual Offenders Act, 1973
Section18
Marginal notePenalties
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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