The imprisonment for employing any person below the age of 18 years in any Vend, Bar or other place…

Section 26(2) of the Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011, as amended by Act 10 of 2024 with effect from 1 April 2025, punishes a licensee, or a person acting on his behalf, who employs a person below 18 years in a vend, bar or other place where liquor or intoxicants are sold, stored or served, with imprisonment "up to 6 months", or with fine, or with both.

Before that amendment the maximum term was three months; one year and two years are not the maximum under this sub-section.