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1 [(1)] Where a traderor a person against whom a complaint is made 2 [or the complainant]fails or omits to comply with any order made by the District Forum, the StateCommission or the National Commission, as the case may be, such trader orperson 2 [or complainant] shall be punishable with imprisonment for aterm which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to threeyears, or with fine which shall not be less than two thousands rupees but whichmay extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both:
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4 [(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the District Forum or the StateCommission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall have the powerof a Judicial Magistrate of the first class for the trial of offences underthis Act, and on such conferment of powers, the District Forum or the StateCommission or the National Commission, as the case may be, on whom the powersare so conferred, shall be deemed to be a Judicial Magistrate of the firstclass for the purpose of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
(3) All offences under this Act may be triedsummarily by the District Forum or the State Commission or the NationalCommission, as the case may be.]
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1. Section 27 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereofby Act 62 of 2002, section 23 (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).
2.Inserted by Act 50 of 1993, section 21 (w.r.e.f. 18-6-1993).
3. Omitted by Act 62 of 2002,section 23 (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).Proviso before omission read as: "Provided that the District Forum, theState Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, may, if it issatisfied that the circumstances of any case so require, impose a sentence ofimprisonment or fine, or both, for a term lesser than the minimum term and theamount lesser than the minimum amount, specified in this section."
4.Inserted by Act 62 of 2002, section 23 (w.e.f. 15-3-2003).