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Failure to File a Return.— (1) A person who fails to file a return or other document as required by this Act or the Rules made thereunder, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Twenty five thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both. (2) If a person convicted of an offence under sub-section (1) fails to file the return or other prescribed documents within the period specified by the Court, that person is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand rupees for each day during which the failure continues and to imprisonment for one month without the option of a fine in lieu of imprisonment. --35--