17. Penalties.- (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees: Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgement, impose a fine of less than ten thousand rupees. (2) Where any person convicted of an offence under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, he shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees: Provided that the Court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgement, impose a fine of less than twenty thousand rupees. | 
