498B Prohibition of forced marriage. Shall not arrest without warrant. Warrant Not Bailable Not Compoundable. Imprisonment of either description which may extend to 7 years but shall not less than 3 years, or with a fine of rupees Court of Sessions or Magistrate of first class. 500,000/­" 1[and in case of a female child or a non­ M uslim woman, imprisonment upto ten years and not less than five years and fine upto one million rupees.] 498C Prohibition of marriage with the Holy Quran. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Imprisonment of either description which may extend to 7 years but shall not less than 3 years, or with a fine of rupees 500,000/­ Ditto.. imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both, and in case of originator the imprisonment of either description for 5 years, or fine, or both.  Court of Session CHAPTER XXI. ‑ DEFAMATION 2[500 Defamation 501 Printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both. Ditto] 502 Sale of printed or engraved subs tance containing defamatory mat ter, knowing it to contain such matter. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. Ditto .. 504 Insult intended to provoke a breach of the peace. Shall not arrest without warrant.  Warrant .. Bailable .. Compoundable. Imprisonment of either description for 2 years, or fine, or both. Any Magistrate. 505 False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace. 3[May Ditto .. Not bailable. Not compoundable. 3[Imprisonment 4* * * of either description for 7 years, and fine.] Magistrate of the first class. Shall not arrest without warrant. Warrant arrest without warrant. Bailable 1 Ins by Act IV of 2017, s. 4.  2 Subs. by Act IX of 04, s. 9.  3 Subs. by the Criminal Law (Amdt.) Act, 1973 (6 of 1973), s. 3, for "Ditto". (w.e.f. 28­7­73).  4 The words "Presidency Magistrate" and by implication the word "or" omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.  Page 283 of 319 Compoundable.

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