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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Disaster Management Act, 2005 Section 51

Punishment for Obstruction, Etc.

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/18438

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Disaster Management Act, 2005 Section 51 is part of Disaster Management Act, 2005 - Punishment for Obstruction, Etc.. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever, without reasonable cause--

(a) obstructs any officer or employee of the Central Government or the State Government, or a person authorised by the National Authority or State Authority or District Authority in the discharge of his functions under this Act; or

(b) refuses to comply with any direction given by or on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government or the National Executive Committee or the State Executive Committee or the District Authority under this Act,

shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both, and if such obstruction or refusal to comply with directions results in loss of lives or imminent danger thereof, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.

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Section Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Punishment for Obstruction, Etc.) is reproduced on this page as part of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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