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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 3

POWER TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES - Whenever the3[State Govern- ment] is of opinion that any play,

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Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 3 is part of Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 - POWER TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES - Whenever the3[State Govern- ment] is of opinion that any play,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) of a scandalous or defamatory nature, or (b) likely to excite feelings of disaffection to the Government established by law in4[India] or (c) likely to deprave and corrupt persons present at the performance, the3[State Government], or outside the Presidency-towns5[* *] the State Government or such Magistrate as it may empower in this behalf, may by order prohibit the performance. Explanation.- Any building or enclosure to which the public are admitted to witness a performance on payment of money shall be deemed a "public place" within the meaning of this section.

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What does Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 Section 3 provide?

Section Section 3 of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1876 (POWER TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES - Whenever the3[State Govern- ment] is of opinion that any play,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Dramatic Performances Act, 1876. 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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