(1) The accounts of the Vidyalaya shall be examined and audited annually by an auditor or auditors appointed by the State Government in such manner as may be prescribed by rules.
(2) For the purposes of examination and audit under sub-section (1), an auditor appointed under that sub-section may—
(a) require, in writing, the production before him of any document relating to the Vidyalaya or the assets thereof which he considers to be necessary for the proper conduct of the audit;
(b) require, in writing, the personal appearance before him of any person accountable for, or having the custody or control of, any such document to answer any question relating thereto; or
(c) require, any person so appearing before him to submit a statement in writing instead of any such document.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Governing Body and every member thereof and of the Secretary and other officers and employees in the service of the Vidyalaya to afford to the auditor every facility for the examination and audit of the accounts of the Vidyalaya and to comply with any requisition made by the auditor under sub-section (2) and the requirements of any rule made in this behalf.
(4) Any person who wilfully suppresses, or refuses to comply with, any requisition made under sub-section (2) or refuses to comply with the requirement of any rule made in this behalf shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(5) No complaint in respect of any offence punishable under subsection (4) shall be made except with the previous sanction of the State Government.
(6) No Magistrate, other than a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, shall try an offence punishable under subsection (4).
Audit report.