Section 17 in The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
17. Punishment for advancement of bonded debt
.Whoever advances, after the commencement of this ... bonded debt shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend
extinguished debt
(1) No creditor shall accept any payment against any bonded debt which has been extinguished or deemed to have been extinguished or fully ... specified in the order for being refunded to the bonded labourer
with the law of succession in force in such society; (d) bonded debt means an advance obtained, or presumed to have been obtained ... pursuance of, the bonded labour system; (e) bonded labour means any labour or service rendered under the bonded labour system; (f) bonded labourer means
Section 6 in The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
6. Liability to repay bonded debt to stand extinguished ... commencement of this Act, every obligation of a bonded labourer to repay any bonded debt, or such part of any bonded debt as remains unsatisfied
Section 14 in The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
14. Functions of Vigilance Committees
(1) The functions of each Vigilance Committee shall ... part of any bonded debt or any other debt which is claimed by such person to be bonded debt. (2) A Vigilance Committee may authorise
Whenever any debt is claimed by a bonded labourer, or a Vigilance Committee, to be a bonded debt, the burden of proof that such debt ... bonded debt shall lie on the creditor
Venkatesan.
Charge I Under Section 17 of Bonded Labour
System (Abolition) Act 1976.
(Advancement of bonded debt)
Charge II Under Section 18 of Bonded Labour ... accused persons. There was no bonded labourers engaged by
them. No money was advanced to the labourers as bonded debt. The
workers in their Mill
persons involved in the
enforcement of bonded labour (u/s 16 of the Act),
advancement of bonded debt ... children
have been brought to work under bonded labour through
deception and inducement try way of bonded debt. paid via an
"advance
under
Section 18 of the Bonded Labour Act would apply only when there is
established the bonded labour debt. There is no proof for bonded ... Section 18 of the Bonded Labour Act, will be applicable only
if there is an established bonded debt. The bonded labour system is
defined under
bonded labour system was abolished and the bonded labourers were freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour and their bonded debts ... pursuance of, the bonded labour system; (e) bonded labour means any labour or service rendered under the bonded labour system; (f) bonded labourer means
