Section 14 of CALPR Act, 1986 : Section 14: Penalties

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario where a local restaurant owner employs a 12-year-old child to work as a dishwasher. This is in direct contravention of section 3 of The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, which prohibits child labor. Upon inspection by the authorities, the restaurant owner is found guilty of employing a child. As a result, the restaurant owner faces legal consequences as outlined in section 14(1) of the Act, which includes imprisonment for at least six months and a fine of at least twenty thousand rupees. However, the child's parents are not penalized in this instance, as it is the first offence and they did not knowingly permit the child to work for commercial purposes.