Section 71: Penalty for contravention of secrecy provisions relating to certain inventions. If any

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71. Penalty for contravention of secrecy provisions relating to certain inventions. If any person fails to comply with any direction given under section 25 or makes or causes to be made an application for the grant of a patent in contravention of section 26, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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