In force · As amended up to 2026-08
5. Penalty.
Any publisher who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule made
thereunder shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees[1][and, if the contravention is in
respect of a book, shall also be punishable with fine which shall be equivalent to the value of the book],
and the court trying the offence may direct that the whole or any part of the fine realised from him shall
be paid, by way of compensation, to the public library to which the book [2][or newspaper, as the case may
be] ought to have been delivered.
[Footnotes]
1. Subs. by Act 99 of 1956, s. 6, for "and the value of the book" (w.e.f. 29-12-1956).
2. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 29-12-1956).
Source: India Code