(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees:
Provided that if the offender is an officer, servant, authority, trustee or priest of the 1[institution related to the place of public religious worship or adoration]1, or the holder of an office and in receipt of emoluments or perquisites for the performance of any service in the 1[institution related to the place of public religious worship or adoration]1, he shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to six months or with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, which may extend to three hundred rupees, or with both.
Explanation.—Any person who attempts to contravene or abets or attempts to abet a contravention of section 3, section 4 or section 5, shall be deemed to have contravened the said section.
1. Sustituted by Act 21 of 1975 w.e.f. 15.5.1975