law: The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
  20. Penalty for
  
  failure to carry out duties and functions by employees. -
  If any person
  
  employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act,-
  a.  
  
    omits
  
  without lawful excuse to carry out his duty, or knowingly makes any false
  
  declaration, statement or return; or
  b.  
  
    pretends
  
  performance of his duties or obtains or seeks to obtain information which he is
  
  not authorised to obtain; or
  c.  
  
    fails
  
  to keep inviolate the secrecy of the information gathered or entered in the
  
  information schedules collected pursuant to this Act and, except as permitted
  
  under this Act, divulges the contents of any schedule filled in or any
  
  information furnished by any informant under this Act, shall be punishable with
  
  simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine
  
  which may extend to two thousand rupees or, in the case of a company, with a
  
  fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.