Section 25

does not bona fide, according to the directions of this Act, sell a pledge pawned with him;

enters in his book a pledge as sold for less than the sum for which it was sold, or fails duly to enter the sale of the pledge;

substitutes a pledge pawned with him or any part of it with another article;

tampers with or destroys a pledge;

renders a pledge of less value than it was at the time of the pawning by or through his wilful misbehaviour;

falsely enters in his book a pledge as redeemed;

refuses to permit any person entitled under this Act to inspection of an entry of sale in the pawnbroker’s book or of a filled-up catalogue of the auction, authenticated by the auctioneer’s signature, to inspect the same;

fails without lawful excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him, to produce such a catalogue on lawful demand; or

refuses to pay on demand the surplus to the person entitled to receive the surplus,shall in every such case be guilty of an offence.[23