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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

General Clauses Act 1897 Section 26

Provision as to Offences Punishable Under Two or More Enactments

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General Clauses Act 1897 Section 26 is part of General Clauses Act 1897 - Provision as to Offences Punishable Under Two or More Enactments. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where an act or omission constitutes an offence under two or more enactments, then the offender shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished under either or any of those enactments, but shall not be liable to be punished twice for the same offence.

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What does General Clauses Act 1897 Section 26 provide?

Section Section 26 of the General Clauses Act 1897 (Provision as to Offences Punishable Under Two or More Enactments) is reproduced on this page as part of the General Clauses Act 1897. 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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