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Section 13 SC/ST Act — Penalty for non-compliance of order under section 10

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 · Official PDF page 12

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13. Penalty for non-compliance of order under section 10 .—Any person contravening an order of the Special Court made under section 10 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and with fine.

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