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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · XII

Section 101: Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 101 — Governs punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or…

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20266 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees,…

Provisos, explanations & qualifications

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.

Thresholds and timelines in the text

Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.—Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable…

Actors expressly appearing in the text

No standard actor label extracted; identify the legal subject from the full text.

Full statutory text — Section 101

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

101. Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.—Whoever, except in so far as it may
be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or
discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in
any process under this Code, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six
months, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.

How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees,…
Numerical or timing control — Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.—Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable…
Central Rule mapping — 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 101 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

Rule 177 Rule 178 Rule 179 Rule 180 Rule 181 Rule 182

Forms mapped

No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.

Other sections cited in this text

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Related Labour Hub resources

State overlays Forms Labour litigation

A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.

Worked example

For an establishment affected by punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.—Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used ” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.

Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.

Q&A — Section 101

What does Section 101 of the OSHWC Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 101?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to fifty thousand rupees,…” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 101 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.

What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 101?

The provision contains this numerical/time expression: “Punishment for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis.—Whoever, except in so far as it may be necessary for the purposes of a prosecution for any offence punishable under this Code, publishes or discloses to any person the results of an analysis, of a sample of substance used or intended to be used in any process under this Code, shall be punishable…” Apply it only in the clause and context in which it appears.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 101?

The current concordance maps Section 101 to Central Rule(s) 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182.

Is Section 101 currently operative?

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Source & verification trail

Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗

Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.