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Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules for which no specific penalty has been provided by this Act 143[ or fails without reasonable cause to comply with any order passed or direction issued under any of the provisions of this Act by the Charity Commissioner, Joint Charity Commissioner or Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner] shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 500 : 144[Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, a person who has a previous conviction under this section, shall be punished with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 3001. CHAPTER XI. FUNCTIONS OF CHARITY COMMISSIONERS, PROCEDURE, JURISDICTION AND APPEALS.