Section 25: Penalties.

Any person who,—

(a) contravenes or attempts to contravene, or abets the contravention of, any order made under section 20; or

(b) fails to comply with any direction given by any such order; or

(c) harbours any person who has contravened any order made under section 20 or has failed to comply with any direction given by any such order, 2[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees:

Provided that the court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than one year or a fine of less than two thousand rupees.]