Section 10. Secrecy of information obtained

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to the disclosure of any such information (if so required) to— (a) any court; (6) a Mining Board, Committee, or Court of Inquiry constituted or appointed under section 12, section 13 or section 24 as the case may be; BKO.' 1] TfiE GAZETTE OF INDIA. EXTRAORDINARY (o) an official superior or tho owner, agont >jr manager of the mine concerned; id) a Commissioner [or workmen's compensation appointed uudor the Workmen's Com]legation Act, 1923 (Till of 1923); (e) the Director, Indian Bureau of Mines. (3) If the Chief Iifpeetor, of ;UL Inspector "t nn\ other pe.[v] aon referred to iu sub-section (1) discloses, contrary to the provisions of this section, any such information at; ttt'uiesaid vvUhout the consent of the Central Government, he shall La punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or \\ itli fine, or with both. (4) No court shall proceed to the trial of any offence under this section except with tin.[1] previous sanction of the Central Government.