(i) Punishment for enforcing
religious disabilities no the grounds of untouchablilty prevents any person:
- From entering any place of public worship which is
open to others.
- From worshiping or offering prayers or performing any
religious service shall be punishable with imprisonment.
(ii) Punishment for enforcing
social disabilities; whosoever no the grounds of untouchablilty enforce against
any person any disability with regard to:
- Access to any shop, public restaurant, hotel or place
of public entertainment.
- The use or access to any place used for charitable or
public purpose.
- Use or access to any public conveyance (transport)
shall be punishable with imprisonment.
(iii) Punishment for refusing to
admit person to hospitals etc.
Whosoever no the ground of untouchablilty
refuses admission to any person, to any hospital, dispensary, educational
institution or any hostel or discriminate against any such person after
admission shall be punishable with imprisonment.
(iv) Punishment for refusing to
sell goods no render services:
Whosoever no the grounds of untouchablilty
refuses to sell any goods or refuses to render any service to any person shall
be punishable with imprisonment.
(v) Describe punishment for other
offences arising out of untouchablilty:
Whosoever prevents any person
from exercising any riot by reason of untouchablilty, by words, spoken or
written or causes of obstruction to any person shall be punishable with
imprisonment.
(vi) Unlawful compulsory labours:
Whosoever compels any person on
the grounds of untouchablilty to do any sweeping work or to remove carcass or
any dead bodies shall be punishable with imprisonment.
(vii) Cancellation or Suspension
of licenses in certain cases:
When a person who is convicted of
an offence under this section, holds any license under any law in respect of
any profession or trade his license can be cancelled or suspended by the court.
(viii) Suspension of grants made
by the government
When the manager or trusted of a
place of public worship or any educational institution which receives grants
from the government is convicted of an offence under this act, his grant can be
suspended by the government.
