Section 176: Offences
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176. Offences
(1) Where a certificate issued under this Part is false, the person who
signed the false certificate and any person who uses or utters the certificate
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 12 months.
(2) Any person who cremates, burns, allows or causes to be cremated or
burnt any corpse without having obtained the special permit or before the
period specified under this Part, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees and to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 3 months.
PART XIII
176A. – 176K. —
PART XIV – MISCELLANEOUS
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- What is the penalty for cremating a body without the required permit?