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Penalty for omission to comply with provisions of section 27. —Any Person, who, with intent to defraud the Government— 110] Bihar Stamp Manual — [ Secs. 65-69 es any instrument in which all the facts and circumstances requireg by uinerts be set forth in such instrument are not fully and truly set forth; or (b) being employed or concerned in or about the preparation of any instrument, neglects or omits fully and truly to set forth therein all such facts and circumstances; or (c) does any other act calculated to deprive the Government of any duty or penalty under this Act: shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, Comments & Case-law [Sections 27, 40, 47A and 64—penalty imposed by the Collector for under— valuing the property under registration—assailed on the ground that already a penal provision u/s 64 is provided under the Act—Section 64 of the Act relates to criminal intention of a person who is producing document to the authority for its reg'stration— even if the provisions of Section 64 of the Act are made applicable, a person who under values a document, can not escape the provision of Section 40(1)(b) and Section 47A of the Act—if a person wants to defraud the State Government by not giving proper valuation of the property them he may not be allowed to say that he is liable to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- only and should be made scot free—Sections 64 and 47A of the Act are not mutually destructive but are supplemental to each other. M/s Nasco Steel Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Bihar, 2004(4) PLJR 470.]