Section 48: Minimum penalty
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48. Minimum penalty
Where a Court convicts a person of an offence under section 33, 35, 36,
38 or 39, it shall, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act but subject to the maximum penalty specified in respect of any such offence, inflict
a fine of not less than 10,000 rupees together with imprisonment for a term
of not less than 12 months.
[S. 48 amended by s. 15 of Act 30 of 2008 w.e.f. 20 February 2009.]
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