Section 72 – THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Penalty for non-compliance of order

—(1) Whoever fails to comply with any order made by the
District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month, but which may extend to
three years, or with fine, which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees, but which may extend
to one lakh rupees, or with both.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the
District Commission, the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall have
the power of a Judicial Magistrate of first class for the trial of offences under sub-section (1), and on
conferment of such powers, the District Commission or the State Commission or the National
Commission, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a Judicial Magistrate of first class for the
purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(3) Save as otherwise provided, the offences under sub-section (1) shall be tried summarily by the
District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be.

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