Section 52. Offences and penalties.

Whoever contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder or obstructs the State Authority, the District Authority, the Watershed Water Resources Committee, Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and urban local body, the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency and any person authorised to exercise any of the powers under this Act, shall on conviction be punished,- (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand; and (ii) for the subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to rupees twenty-five thousand or with both.