Bare ActsThe Haryana Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2021 (25 of 2021)

Section 8

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(1) If any examinee contravenes or attempts or abets to contravene any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto two years and with fine which may extend upto five thousand rupees. (2) If any person obstructs or threatens any member of the inspection team, supervisory staff, examination authority, officer or person appointed by the examination authority for performing duty or from entering any examination center, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto two years and with fine which may extend upto five thousand rupees. (3) If any person entrusted with the duty to conduct public examination, contravenes or attempts or abets to contravene any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto seven years and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees and more than three lakh rupees. (4) If any person in an organized crime in conspiracy with the examination authority or otherwise indulges or attempts to indulge in unfair means or contravenes or abets to contravene any of the provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years and may extend upto ten years and with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees. HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), SEPT. 10, 2021 (BHDR. 19, 1943 SAKA) 219 Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section, “organized crime” means a person or a group of persons indulging in unfair means to pursue or promote a shared interest for wrongful gains.

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