Factories Act, 1948
97. Offences by workers
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 111, if any worker
employed in a factory contravenes any provisions of this Act or any rules or
orders made thereunder , imposing any duty or
liability on workers, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 125[five
hundred rupees].
(2) Where a worker is convicted of an offence punishable under
sub-section (1), the occupier or manager of the factory shall not be deemed to
be guilty of an offence in respect of that contravention, unless it is proved
that he failed to take all reasonable measures for its prevention.