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Section 8
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013

Section 8. Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6

Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5 or section 6 shall for the firstcontravention be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year orwith fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both, and for anysubsequentcontravention with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which mayextend to one lakh rupees, or with both.

How courts have applied section 8