Whoever, with a view to the
promotion or conduct of any prize chit or money circulation scheme in
contravention of the provisions of this Act or in connection with any chit or
scheme promoted or conducted as aforesaid,--
(a) prints or publishes any
ticket, coupon or other document for use in the prize chit or money circulation
scheme; or
(b) sells or distributes or
offers or advertises for sale or distribution, or has in his possession for the
purpose of sale or distribution any ticket, coupon or other document for use in
the prize chit or money circulation scheme; or
(c) prints, publishes or
distributes, or has in his possession for the purpose of publication or
distribution--
(i)
any advertisement of the prize chit or money circulation scheme; or
(ii)
any list, whether complete or not, of members in the prize chit or money
circulation scheme; or
(iii)
any such matter descriptive of, or otherwise relating to the prize chit or
money circulation scheme, as is calculated to act as an inducement to persons
to participate in that prize chit or money circulation scheme or any other
prize chit or money circulation scheme; or
(d) brings, or invites any person
to send, for the purpose of sale or distribution, any ticket, coupon or other
document for use in a prize chit or money circulation scheme or any
advertisement of such prize chit or money circulation scheme; or
(e) uses any premises, or causes
or knowingly permits any premises to be used, for purposes connected with the
promotion or conduct of the prize chit or money circulation scheme; or
(f) causes or procures or
attempts to procure any person to do any of the above-mentioned acts,
shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may
extend to three thousand rupees, or with both:
Provided
that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be
mentioned in the judgment of the court, the imprisonment shall not be less than
one year and the fine shall not be less than one thousand rupees.