Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
20. (1) whoever
Payment of Wages.
[Act IV
Penalty for offences under the Act.
20. (1) Whoever being responsible for the payment of wages to an employed person contravenes any of the provisions of any of the following sections, namely, section 5 and sections 7 to 13, both inclusive, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Procedure in trial of offences.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4- section 6 or section 25 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.
Source: India Code