Section 25 Antiquities And art treasures Act 1972

 

Section 25 Antiquities And art treasures Act 1972: 

Penalty.—

(1) If any person, himself or by any other person on his behalf, exports or attempts to export any antiquity or art treasure in contravention of section 3, he shall, without prejudice to any confiscation or penalty to which he may be liable under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) as applied by section 4, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine.

(2) if any person contravenes the provisions of section 5 or section 12 or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 13 or section 14 or section 17, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both and the antiquity in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be liable to confiscation.

(3) If any person prevents any licensing officer from inspecting any record, photograph or register maintained under section 10 or prevents any officer authorized by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 23 from entering into or searching any place under that sub-section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 25 Antiquities And art treasures Act 1972:  

Ram Lal Narang Etc. Etc vs State Of Delhi (Admn.) on 10 January, 1979

Nirmal Singh Kahlon vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 22 October, 2008

State Of Jharkhand vs Sajal Chakraborty on 8 May, 2017

Shivala Bhikhamsar vs Bablir Kumar Jatti And Ors on 8 May, 2017

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