Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016
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(d) appears before the Commission, and fails or
refuses to be examined by the Commission
or to produce any information which is in
that persons possession or power or
deliberately provides false information under
oath or affirmation;
(e) fails or refuses to comply with or give effect
to a decision of the Commission;
(f) resists or obstructs the Commission or any
officer or other employee of the Commission,
in the exercise of any power conferred on the
Commission or such officer or employee, by
this Act;
(g) discloses any information in contravention
of the provisions of section 12(7) of this Act,
commits an offence under this Act and shall on conviction
after summary trial by a Magistrate be liable to a fine not
exceeding fifty thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
(2) Any officer whose assistance was sought for by an
information officer under section 23(3) and who fails without
reasonable cause to provide such assistance, shall commit
an offence under this Act, and shall on conviction after
summary trial by a Magistrate be liable to a fine not
exceeding ten thousand rupees.
(3) A fine imposed for the commission of an offence
referred to in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, shall be in
addition to and not in derogation of any disciplinary action
that may be taken against such officer by the relevant
authority empowered to do so.
(4) A prosecution under this Act shall be instituted by
the Commission.
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