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Admission of certain officers without payment.- The officer referred to in section 10 or any other officer who has to enter any place of entertainment in pursuance of a duty imposed upon him by or under this Act or any other law shall not be required to pay for his admission to the entertainment. 1[12. Penalties.- 2[(1) The proprietor of any entertainment or any person employed by him in any place of entertainment who admits any person to any place of entertainment in contravention of the provisions of section 5, shall on conviction be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine 3[which shall not be less than rupees ten thousand for the first offence and not less than rupees fifteen thousand for the second or subsequent offence during the financial year]3 or both.