Section 60
Penalty for breach of rules under section 16.
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.
Whoever, being appointed to sell postage
stamps,--
(a) takes from any purchaser for any postage stamp or quantity of postage stamps a price higher than that fixed by any rule made under section 16, sub-section (3), clause (a), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both; or
(b) commits a breach of any other rule made under section 16, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
(a) takes from any purchaser for any postage stamp or quantity of postage stamps a price higher than that fixed by any rule made under section 16, sub-section (3), clause (a), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both; or
(b) commits a breach of any other rule made under section 16, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.