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Any person who- (a) being an operator, submits or allows to be submitted an incorrect or incomplete return under section 5 or fails to submit a return as required under that section; or (b) being an operator, fraudulently evades or allows to be evaded, the payment of any tax due from him; or (c) being an operator, fraudulently makes or allows to be made any wrong entry in, or fraudulently omits or allows to be omitted any entry from, any statement submitted or any account or register maintained by him; or (d) wilfully acts in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder or any lawful order passed in accordance therewith, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and if the Magistrate concerned so directs in his order the person convicted shall pay in addition, as if it were a fine, such specified amount as the Magistrate may determine to be the amount which the person convicted has evaded to pay.