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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 7

Interfering with Officers of the Police or Members of the Armed Forces of the Union

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 7 is part of Official Secrets Act, 1923 - Interfering with Officers of the Police or Members of the Armed Forces of the Union. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No person in the vicinity of any prohibited place shall obstruct, knowingly mislead or otherwise interfere with or impede, any police officer, or any member of1[the Armed Forces of the Union] engaged on guard, sentry, patrol or other similar duty in relation to the prohibited place.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of the provisions of this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to2[three years,] or with fine, or with both.

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1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for "His Majesty's force".

2. Substituted by Act 24 of 1967, section. 7, for "two years".

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What does Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 7 provide?

Section Section 7 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Interfering with Officers of the Police or Members of the Armed Forces of the Union) is reproduced on this page as part of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. 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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