(1) If any person contravenes any order issued to him by the Controller under section 4, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both.
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(2) If any person commits any act of misbranding, sale of spurious and substandard seed shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both.
13. If the person contravening any order issued by the Controller under section 4 is a company or other body corporate, every director, manager, secretary or other officer or agent thereof shall, unless he proves that the contravention took place without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent such contravention, be deemed to be guilty of such contravention.
14. No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by the Controller or any other authority authorised by him.