(1) Any person who-
(i) Wrongfully dispossesses or attempts to dispossesses an occupier of a dwelling house;
(ii) Recovers or attempts to recover rent in any manner from an occupier of a dwelling house.
(iii) Conceals any information or gives wrong information with intention to fraudulently acquire leasehold rights;
Shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
(2) If it is found that the landless person to whom the lease hold rights have accrued in respect of any land under this Act sold such land or otherwise transferred the same in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 3, the Page 6 of 6 Authorised Officer may file a complaint before the competent court and such person shall, on conviction, be punished which imprisonment which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
(3) If any person by force, deception or Seduction of money, dispossess an occupier of a land or dwelling house, the Authorised officer may file a complaint against such person in the competent court and such person shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
5-A. Effect of illegal Possession.- If any land is not is not in possession of the occupier who has been given lease hold rights under this Act but is in possession of any other person, then an amount equal to one and a quarter times of the market value of the land, in case such land is used for dwelling purposes and two times of the market value of such land if it is used for commercial or for other non-dwelling purposes, shall be recovered from such person who is in possession of such land at present and upon payment of such amount the present occupier shall be entitled to get a lease hold rights over such land under this Act.