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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 12

Provisions of Section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to Apply to Offences Under Sections 3, 5 and 7

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 12 is part of Official Secrets Act, 1923 - Provisions of Section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to Apply to Offences Under Sections 3, 5 and 7. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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1[12. Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3, 5 and 7

The provisions of section 337 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 shall apply in relation to an offence punishable under section 3 or under section 5 or under section 7 or under any of the said sections 3, 5 and 7 read with section 9, as they apply in relation to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.]

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1.Substituted by Act 24 of 1967, section. 10, for for the former section.

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What does Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 12 provide?

Section Section 12 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Provisions of Section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to Apply to Offences Under Sections 3, 5 and 7) 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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