Section 25
Penalties.
The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Any person who,—
(a) contravenes or attempts to contravene, or abets the contravention of, any order made under section 20; or
(b) fails to comply with any direction given by any such order; or
(c) harbours any person who has contravened any order made under section 20 or has failed to comply with any direction given by any such order,
1 [shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees:
Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year or a fine of less than two thousand rupees.]
(a) contravenes or attempts to contravene, or abets the contravention of, any order made under section 20; or
(b) fails to comply with any direction given by any such order; or
(c) harbours any person who has contravened any order made under section 20 or has failed to comply with any direction given by any such order,
1 [shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees:
Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year or a fine of less than two thousand rupees.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 15, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 24-4-1988).