Section 8. Punishment for misuse of provisions contained in this Act.
(1) Whoever, being a Media Person wilfully misuses the provisions of this Act or uses the same for malicious purposes or makes a false complaint under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) The Media Person, after conviction under sub-section (1), shall not be entitled for any Government benefit as a Media Person, and his accreditation card, if any, shall be permanently revoked.
Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.
Cases citing this section
No order or office report we hold cites this section yet.
Source: Order and office-report PDFs whose text cites the section, read by rule (document_citations); each case through its orders and office reports that carry the PDF