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Enhanced punishment for second or subsequent offences —Whoever, having been convicted by a Court, of an offence punishable under this Act, again commits the same offence, shall be punishable for every such subsequent offence,— (a) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, but which shall not be less than six months, and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees; (b) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (2) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to three years, but it shall not be less than one year with fine which may extend to one lakh and fifty thousand rupees; (c) in respect of any offence referred to in sub-section (3) of section 70 with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2[three years, but it shall not be less than one year, and with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees;]