Penalties
7. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Ordinance or in any other law for the time being in force, if a Deputy Commissioner, an Additional Deputy Commissioner, a Joint Deputy Commissioner or a [Upazilla Nirbahi Officer], on his own motion or on the complaint of or upon an information received from anybody, is satisfied after making such inquiry as he may think fit, that a person is an unauthorised occupant of any land or building or part thereof, he may give or cause to be given an information to that effect to the Police Station having jurisdiction and thereupon it would be an offence which shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding two years or with fine which may extend to rupees one thousand or with both.
(2) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be a cognizable and non-bailable offence to be tried in accordance with the warrant procedure as laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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