(1) Whoever fails to obtain a licence under this Act in respect of a place of public entertainment or a certificate of registration thereunder in respect of any eating house, or to renew the licence or the certificate, as the case may be, within the prescribed period shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(2) Any Court trying any such offence shall, in addition, direct that the person keeping the place of public entertainment or the eating house in respect of which the offence has been committed shall close such place or eating house 40 until he obtains a licence or fresh licence, or a certificate of registration or fresh certificate of registration, as the case may be, in respect thereof and thereupon such person shall forthwith comply with such direction.
(3) If the person fails to comply with any such direction, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.
(4) Without prejudice to any action taken under sub-section (3) on the failure of such person to comply with the direction of the court, any police officer authorised by the Commissioner, by an order in writing, may take or cause to be taken such steps and use or cause to be used such force as may, in the opinion of such officer, be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with the Court’s direction.
99. Penalties for contravnetion of orders, etc. under Section 29 or
34. :– (1) Whoever contravenes, disobeys, opposes or fails to conform to for contra- any order given by a police officer under Section 29 shall, on conviction, be vention of punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(2) Whoever contravenes a notification or an order made under Section 30, Section 32, Section 33 or Section 34 or abets the contravention thereof, shall, on conviction, be punished–
(a) if the said notification or order was made under sub-section (1) of Section 30 or under Section 33 or Section 34, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than four months but which may extend to one year, and shall also be liable to fine :
Provided that the Court may, for adequate and sufficient reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than four months;
(b) if the said order was made under sub-section (2) of Section 30, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both;
(c) if the said ryotification was made under sub-section (3) of Section 30, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; or
(d) if the said order was made under Section 32, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
(3) Whoever opposes or fails to conform to any direction given by a police officer under Section 31 shall, on conviction, be punished with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees.