Directorate of Agricultural Marketing 
Chapter XIV-Penalties
103. Penalty for not complying with direction under sub-section (2) of section 48 – If the outgoing Chairman or Vice-Chairman, to whom a direction has been issued under sub-section(2) of section 48, does not comply with such direction, he shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extent to five thousand rupees, or with both.
104. Penalty for contravention of section 79 – Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (10 of section 79 uses any place in the market area for the marketing of the agricultural produce specified in the declaration made under sub-section (10 of section4 or operates in the market area or the any market therein as trader, commission agent, broker, processor, weighman, measurer, surveyor, warehouseman, or in any other capacity in relation to the marketing of that agricultural produce shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent to six months or with fine which may extent to five thousand rupees, or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day, during which such contravention continues continues after conviction for the first contravention.
105. Penalty for obstruction and failure to obey order under section 96 – Whoever obstructs any officer in carrying out the inspection of accounts or in holding an inquiry into the affairs, of a marketing committee or fails to obey any order with reference to any matter specified in section 96 shall be punishable with fine which may extent to two hundred rupees for every day during which the offence continues.
106. Penalty for contravening provisions of section 97 – If any officer, servant or member of a marketing committee, when required under section 97 to furnish information with regard to the accounts or offices or affairs of the market committee or the proceedings of a market committee –
- wilfully neglects or refuses to furnish any information;
- wilfully furnishes information which is false or incorrect in material particulars,Such officer, servant or member shall be punishable with imprisonment for term that may extend to one year, or with fine that may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
107. Penalty for contravention of section 98 – Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of section 98 obstructs any person in seizing or taking possession of any books, records, funds or property of the market committee or fails to give delivery thereof to such person shall be punishable with fine which mat extend to two thousand rupees.
108. General provision of punishment of offence – Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or bye-laws made there-under shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention elsewhere in this Act or in the rules of bye-laws, be punishable with fine which may extent to two thousand rupees.