Section 59
Penalty for contravention of section 5.
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.
(1) Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of
section 5, carries, receives, tenders or delivers letters, or collects letters, shall be punishable with fine
which may extend to fifty rupees for every such letter.
(2) Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under this section, is again convicted thereunder, shall, on every such subsequent conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(2) Whoever, having already been convicted of an offence under this section, is again convicted thereunder, shall, on every such subsequent conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.