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1) Whoever, except in conformity with the provisions of this Act or of the rules made under this Act, emigrates or attempts to emigrate shall be punishable with78[imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or both.]
(2) Whoever, except in conformity with the provisions of this Act or of the rules made under this Act,"
(a) makes, or attempts to make, any agreement with any person purport- ing to bind that person, or any .other person, to emigrate, or (b)79[causes or assists, attempts cause or assist], any person to emigrate or to attempt to emigrate or to leave any place for the purpose of emigrating, or (c) causes any person engaged or assisted by him, after grant of the per- mission referred to inspection 17-, to depart by sea80[or by air] out of81[India] without registration of the particulars required by sub-sec.
(2) of section 18-, shall be punishable with82[imprisonment which may extend to two years and with fine:]83 [
Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the Court, such imprisonment shall not be less than six months and such fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees.] 83[(3) When in the course of any proceedings in connection with emigration in which a person licensed in accordance with rules framed under cl.
(b) of sub-section (2) of section 24-is concerned, a breach of the provisions of this Act or of the rules made under this Act is committed, such person shall be liable to the punishment provided by sub-section (2), unless he shows that he was not responsible for and could not have prevented the commission of the breach.] 84[(4)] If any person commits an offence under this section, any police of ficer may arrest him without warrant.