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Any officer or employee or member of a co-operative society who— (a) sanctions or receives, as the case may be, any benami loan, Or 388 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983. XLV of 1983.] (Chapter XVII.—Miscellaneous.—Sections 143-145.) (b) accepts or obtains or induces to accept or attempts to obtain from any person for himself or for any other person any gratification as a motive or reward as is mentioned in section 45 of 1860. 161 of the Indian Penal Code, or (c) signs the minutes of any meeting of the co-operitive society without attending such meeting, or (d) dishonestly or fraudulently misappropriates or otherwise converts for his own use any property of the co-operative society entrusted to him or under his control or allows any other person so to do, shall be guilty of corrupt practices and shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine: Provided that the Court may, for any special reason to be recorded in writing, impose a sentence of imprisonment of less than one year. CHAPTER XVII Miscellaneous