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Penalty for zssuzng false communzty certzjicatc -(I) Any person or authonty perfmming the functions of Competc11t Authqnty w•dcr tlu~ Act, who intentionally issue~ a false commumty ceruiicate, shall on conviction, be punishable with r1gorou' impnsonment for a term wh1ch 'hall not be less than six months but which may extend upto two years and aho With fi1·e whirh shall not be less than one thousa.-,d rupees but wh1ch may exte•:d upto five thousand rupees: 124 Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be recorded In the judgme'1t, Impose a sentence of imprisonme.1t for a lesser ·term or fine . C?) No court shall take cogni7..ance of an offence pu:1ishable under tlus sect10:1 except With the previous ~ancuon of the Government. I 9. Penalty for preparation and submmion of false rejJOrts by the expert agency- (I) Any officer or group of officers pofOiml•'g the functio:1s of the Expert Ager:cy under th1< Act, who iPte·li!Onally prepare~ any report and submits the ~arne to any authonty or to the Governm~nt, where by any person who IS not a member of tny Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tr'be happens to secme commu 11ty cerufic.,tC' from the Compete11t Autholity or secwe any benefits e"cluslvc'y I 1tc 'dcd lor Scheduled C:t.~te or the Scheduled Tr·bes, a~ the caoc may be, 01 intentionally prepa1e a•-d submit a report to any authmity 01 to the Government to deprive a member of aay SchC'dulecl Caste or the Schedule.! Tnbe of the be.1efit~ due, a~ such member of any Sc!1eduled Caste or the Scheduled Tnbe, as the case may be, shall on conviction be pubishable w1th ng01nu~ impnsopment for a te1m whKh shall not be less tha!1 SIX mo,lth~ but wh1ch m1.y extend upto two years a11d also with fine wh1ch ~h~ll not be les~ than 011e thousand rupee~ but which may exte·•d upto five thousaHd rupees. Prov dea that the Court may fot adequate and special reasons to be recorded 111 the JUdgme,lt impo~e a sentence of imprisonment for a lesser term or fi·,e. . (2) No court shall take cogmzance of an offence punishable under tlus sectiOn ex('rpt with the previous sanction of the Government.