Section 118A(2) in Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing Act 1966
(2)If any person carrying on business in notified agricultural produce as a commission agent in the market yard or private market fails to comply the responsibility of payment of price to the seller under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 78 without any reasonable cause shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to twice the value of the price and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees one thousand per day during which the contravention is continued after the first conviction.]