SRFAESI Act 29Chapter V · Offences and Penalties
Section 29 · Offences
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If any person contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of the
provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 1 year
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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