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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 14

Exclusion of Public from Proceedings

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 14 is part of Official Secrets Act, 1923 - Exclusion of Public from Proceedings. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In addition and without prejudice to any powers which a court may possess to order the exclusion of the public from any proceedings if, in the course of proceedings before a court against any person for an offence under this Act or the proceedings on appeal, or in the course of the trial of a person under this Act, application is made by the prosecution, on the ground that the publication of any evidence to be given or of any statement to be made in the course of the proceedings would be prejudicial to the safety of the State, that all or any portion of the public shall be excluded during any part of the hearing, the court may make an order to that effect, but the passing of sentence shall in any case take place in public.

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What does Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 14 provide?

Section Section 14 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Exclusion of Public from Proceedings) 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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