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Penalty for employing a child in contravention of the Act:- Whoever knowingly employs, either on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, any child to whom the provisions of section 6 apply, so as to interfere with the attendance of such child at a recognised basic or primary school, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, he liable to a fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees.