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(1) Whoever obstruc~s the Col lector or any pcrson ac~ing under pcnnlr~. his orders, in taking possession of any wasteland under section 5 or undcr sub-scction (2) ofscclion 7, shall be punishable with imprisonmcnl which may extend to six months or with fine which may cclcnd lo five hundred rupees or with both. (2) No court shall lake cognizance of any oficncc punishable under this secrion save on cnmplain~ in wiling madc by thc Collector.