16. Punishment for contravention of provisions of this Act.— (1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act shall be punishable,— (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both; (b) for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. *[(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the contravention of section 4A shall be a cognizable offence under this section.] *[Inserted by Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2002]
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