Contact Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
22. Obstructions
(1) Whoever obstructs an inspector in the discharge of his
duties under this Act or refuses or willfully neglects to afford the inspector
any reasonable facility for making any inspection, examination, inquiry or
investigation authorized by or under this Act in relation to an establishment
to which, or a contractor to whom, this Act applies, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which
may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever willfully refuses to produce on the demand of an
inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or
prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason to believe
is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an
inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under this Act, shall be punishable
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with a fine
which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.