Offences and Penalties
अपराध और दंड
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Last updated Nov 26, 2025
📘 Bill Name
Code on Wages, 2019
🔢 Chapter Number
8
🌐 Title (EN)
Offences and Penalties
🌍 Title (HI)
अपराध और दंड
📄 Sections
5
📝 Overview (EN)
This chapter lays down offences for non-compliance with the Code on Wages, 2019 and prescribes corre...
🌐 Overview (HI)
यह अध्याय वेतन संहिता, 2019 के उल्लंघन से संबंधित अपराधों को परिभाषित करता है और उनके लिए उपयुक्त दं...
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Chapter VIII – Offences and Penalties | Code on Wages, 2019
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Chapter VIII of the Code on Wages, 2019 sets out offences, penalties and compounding provisions for...
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Code on Wages 2019, Chapter VIII, offences, penalties, compounding
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📜 What is Offences and Penalties?
This chapter lays down offences for non-compliance with the Code on Wages, 2019 and prescribes corresponding penalties, including fines and imprisonment in serious cases. It also covers compounding of certain offences and sets out the framework for prosecution and adjudication.
यह अध्याय वेतन संहिता, 2019 के उल्लंघन से संबंधित अपराधों को परिभाषित करता है और उनके लिए उपयुक्त दंड, जैसे अर्थदंड और गंभीर मामलों में कारावास, निर्धारित करता है। इसमें कुछ अपराधों के कम्पाउंडिंग तथा अभियोजन और निर्णय की रूपरेखा भी शामिल है।
📄 Sections in Offences and Penalties
| # | Section Title |
|---|---|
| 52 | Cognizance of offences |
| 53 | Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases |
| 54 | Penalties for offences |
| 55 | Offences by companies |
| 56 | Composition of offences |
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