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Section 32. Penalty for obstructing Inspecting Officer, etc.

Bihar Shops & Establishments Act, 1953

Act no. 8 of 19541954RepealedBihar (State Act)

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Bihar Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2025; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

32. Penalty for obstructing Inspecting Officer, etc.—Any person who voluntarily obstructs an Inspecting Officer in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Act or any person lawfully assisting an Inspecting Officer in the exercise of such power or who fails without sufficient cause to comply with any lawful direction made by an Inspecting Officer shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees, or with both.