Section 57 in The Goa, Daman and Diu Chit Funds Act, 1973
57. Penalties.
(1)Whoever contravenes or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 7 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.(2)Any foreman-(a)who does not file the chit agreement under section 6 or a copy of any document under section 11, sub-section (2) of section 20, sub-section (2) of section 21, section 30 or section 33 within the period specified for such filing or within the further time allowed under section 56 for such filing; or(b)who contravenes any of the provisions of section 8, sub--section (1) and subsection (2) of section 12, section 14, section 15, section 16, section 18, section 20, section 21, section 22, section 24, sub-section (4) of section 26, section 30, section 36, section 37, section 38 and sub-section (4) of section 52, or(c)who fails to comply with the requirements of the chit agreement regarding the date, time and place at which the chit is to be drawn;shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.(3)whoever in any document required by, or for purposes of any of the provisions of this Act wilfully makes a statement false in any material particular knowing to be false, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
