Section 10 of Central Sales Tax Act 1956 defines Penalty for violation of provisions under Central Sales Tax Act. Provisions in the act related to Penalty for violation is as follows
Section 10 Penalties
If any person?
(a) furnishes a certificate or declaration under sub-section (2)
of section 6 or sub-section (1) of section 6A or sub-section (4)
or sub-section (8) of section 8, which he knows, or has reason
to believe, to be false ; or
(aa) fails to get himself registered as required by section 7 or
fails to comply with an order under sub-section (3A) or with the
requirements of sub-section (3C) or subsection (3E) of that
section ; or
(b) being a registered dealer, falsely represents when
purchasing any class of goods that goods of such class are
covered by his certificate of registration ; or
(c) not being a registered dealer, falsely represents when
purchasing goods in the course of inter-State trade or commerce
that he is a registered dealer ; or
(d) after purchasing any goods for any of the purposes specified in clause (b) or clause (c) or clause (d) of sub-section (3) or sub-section (6) of section 8 fails, without reasonable excuse, to make use of the goods for any such purpose; or
(e) has in his possession any form prescribed for the purpose of
sub-section (4) or sub-section (8) of section 8 which has not
been obtained by him or by his principal or by his agent in
accordance with the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder; or
(f) collects any amount by way of tax in contravention of the
provisions contained in section 9A,
he shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend
to six months, or with fine or with both; and when the offence
is a continuing offence, with a daily fine which may extend to
fifty rupees for every day during which the offence continues