Benami transactions entered after the Amendment Act's commencement are punishable under Chapter VII regardless of prior subsection. The amendment makes clear that any person entering into a benami transaction on or after commencement shall be punishable under the Act's Chapter VII; this penal liability applies notwithstanding the re numbered subsection and follows omission and renumbering of certain earlier subsections to give the Chapter VII penalty regime prospective effect.
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Benami transactions entered after the Amendment Act's commencement are punishable under Chapter VII regardless of prior subsection.
The amendment makes clear that any person entering into a benami transaction on or after commencement shall be punishable under the Act's Chapter VII; this penal liability applies notwithstanding the re numbered subsection and follows omission and renumbering of certain earlier subsections to give the Chapter VII penalty regime prospective effect.
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