Section 6:
Punishment for contravention of section 3.
(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section
3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be
liable to fine.
(2) Whoever attempts to commit any offence punishable under sub-section (1) or to cause such
offence to be committed and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence shall be
punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.
(3) Whoever abets, or is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence punishable under
sub-section (1) shall, whether such offence be or be not committed in consequence of such abetment or in
pursuance of such criminal conspiracy, and notwithstanding anything contained in section 116 of the
Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.