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Prmi4hment for eertaho6eoees--'[(l) Whwver- (a) manufactures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves, or exposes or offers for sale or tran$fer, or has in his possession for sale, hawfer, conversion, repair, test or proof, any arms or ammunition in contravention of section 5; or (b) shortens the barrel of ajfirearm or wnverts an immitation firearm into a firearm in contra vention of section 6; or Y* * (6) bring into, or takes out of, India, any arms or ammunition of any class or description in contrawmtion of section 1 1, . shaU be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to h e . 3[(IA) Whoever acquires, has in his possession or cames any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in wntravention of section 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a team which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine. (IAA) Whoever manufactures, sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests or proves,! or exposes or o5e'en for sale or transfer or has in his posswsion for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition in contravention of section 7 shaU be punishable nit11 imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven vears but which may extend to imprison- ment for life and shaU also be liable to fine.] a[(lAAA)] Whoeverihas in wntravention of a notification issued under section 24A in his posses- sion or in contravention of a notification iSsued under section 24B curies or otherwise has in his posmsion, any arms or ammunition shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term j which shall not be less than '[three years, but which may extend to seven years] shall also be liable to h e . (IB) Whoever- (a) acquires, has in his possession or:cames a n y l h r m or ammunition in contravention of section 3: or (b) acquires, has in his possession or carries in any place specified by notification section 4 any arms of such class or description as has been specified ,in thatjjnotification in contravention of that section; or (c) seUs or transfers any fiream whichvm[not besr the name of the maker, manufaetwS n u m k or other identification mark stamped or otherwise shown$h-@s,;required ;by sub- saction (2) of section 8 or does any act in contravention of sub-section;(l) of that *section; or (d) Wig a person to whom sub-clause (ii)@r sub-claw (iii) of clause (a) of subsection (I) of section 9 applies, acquires, has in his powwion pricarries ,any h a r m oram munition in oontravention of that section; or (e) sells or transfers. Or convarb, r ~ p h , toOtsbr Proves any~fircarm;or~ammunition in contravention of clause (b) of sub-section (I) ofsectionp; ?or (f) bimp into, or takes out of, ~ n d i a ~ ~ r m ~ ~ o ~ m m u n i t i o n ~ ~ ~ a m t r a ~ ~ m t i o ~ ~ of sedos 10; of